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Numa tarde de segunda-feira, cinco estudantes do colégio Bayview entram na sala de detenção: Bronwyn, a gênia, comprometida a estudar em Yale, nunca quebra as regras. Addy, a bela, a perfeita definição da princesa do baile de primavera. Nate, o criminoso, já em liberdade condicional por tráfico de drogas. Cooper, o atleta, astro do time de beisebol. E Simon, o pária, criador do mais famoso aplicativo de fofocas da escola. Só que Simon não consegue ir embora. Antes do fim da detenção, ele está morto. E, de acordo com os investigadores, a sua morte não foi acidental.

Mildred Story deserdou todos os filhos por meio de cartas que apenas diziam: “Vocês sabem o que fizeram.” Agora, novas cartas, escritas com a mesma frieza, convidam os três netos para trabalhar e morar no resort da família durante o verão para que ela possa finalmente conhecê-los. Sem terem certeza se a melhor opção para as férias é passar tempo com “quase que estranhos”, os três hesitam. Mas seus pais são enfáticos: não ir está fora de cogitação.

Vários aplicativos de fofoca surgiram depois que Simon Kelleher morreu. Mas desde que os quatro estudantes de Bayview foram inocentados de sua morte, nada foi capaz de preencher o vazio de fofocas como ele conseguia. O problema é: ninguém mais tem os fatos. Até agora. Desta vez, não é um aplicativo: é um jogo. E quando o jogo de Verdade ou Consequência se torna mortal, qual lado você escolhe? Escolha consequência e receba um desafio para cumprir em vinte e quatro horas. Escolha verdade e... Bem, é melhor você ficar com a consequência.

Quando sua mãe é internada em uma clínica de reabilitação, Ellery e seu irmão gêmeo precisam se mudar para a casa da avó que mal conhecem. Na pequena cidade de Echo Ridge, eles logo descobrirão que, por trás das ruas arborizadas e casinhas de cerca branca, há histórias tenebrosas: sua tia desapareceu aos 17 anos e nunca foi encontrada; anos mais tarde, a rainha do baile de boas-vindas, da mesma idade, foi assassinada...

Welcome back to Bayview High.... It is a year after the action of One of Us Is Lying, and someone has started playing a game of truth or dare. But this is no ordinary truth or dare. This game is lethal. Choosing the truth may reveal your darkest secrets, accepting the dare could be dangerous, even deadly. The teenagers of Bayview must work together once again to find the culprit, before it's too late....

Een crimineel moeder-dochterduo van thrillerkoningin Karen M. McManus. Kat en haar moeder Jamie zijn altijd met hun tweetjes geweest – behalve tijdens het achtenveertig uur durende huwelijk van Jamie, toen Kat een stiefbroer had: Liam. Sinds de dramatische scheiding heeft Kat Liam niet meer gezien. Als Jamie, een juwelendief die op het rechte pad probeert te komen, voor haar laatste klus de miljardair Ross Sutherland op zijn verjaardagsfeest gaat beroven, gaat Kat zoals altijd met haar mee.

Ihr ganzes Leben lang waren es nur Kat und ihre Mutter Jamie – mit Ausnahme der achtundvierzig Stunden, in denen Jamie verheiratet war und Kat einen Stiefbruder hatte, Liam. Doch dieses kurze Abenteuer endete mit einer epischen Trennung. Kat und Liam haben sich seitdem weder gesehen noch miteinander gesprochen. Jahre später ist Jamie eine Juwelendiebin und hat einen Auftrag, der sie auf die Geburtstagsfeier des Milliardärs Ross Sutherland führt.

For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours twelve years ago when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since. Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job - at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s 80th birthday party - and Kat has figured out a way to tag along with her mother. .

Milly, Aubrey y Jonah Story son primos, pero casi no se conocen. Su familia se rompió cuando su abuela desheredó a sus hijos. Pero, de pronto, la abuela Mildred los invita a pasar el verano en su complejo turístico y, con el paso de los días, los tres primos irán notando cosas extrañas que no acaban de encajar. Todas las familias tienen secretos. ¿Serán capaces de descubrir el oscuro pasado de la familia Story?

Ivy, Mateo y Cal solían ser mejores amigos. Ahora todo lo que tienen en común es el Instituto Carlton y la casualidad de encontrarse una mañana cualquiera. Y es una mañana de las malas: Ivy acaba de perder las elecciones al consejo de estudiantes, Mateo hace malabares entre dos trabajos y a Cal le acaban de dar plantón, otra vez. Así que, cuando se encuentran, deciden saltarse las clases juntos, como en los viejos tiempos.

For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since. Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job—at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party. And Kat has figured out a way to tag along. What Kat doesn’t know, though, is that there are two surprise guests at the dazzling Sutherland compound that weekend. The last two people she wants to run into.

Het explosieve derde deel van Een van ons liegtSinds het overlijden van Simon is het leven niet gemakkelijk op Bayview High. Eerst moesten de Vier van Bayview bewijzen dat ze geen moordenaars waren. Toen moest een nieuwe generatie het opnemen tegen een wraakzuchtige copycat. En nu begint het drama weer van voren af aan. Als er een mysterieus billboard op school verschijnt metde boodschap: TIJD VOOR EEN NIEUW SPEL, BAYVIEW, lijkt dit een slechte grap. Maar wanneer een leerling verdwijnt, is het duidelijk dat dit 'spel' bittere ernst is geworden – en niemand begrijpt de regels.

Ivy, Mateo und Cal waren einmal befreundet, jetzt haben sie nichts mehr miteinander zu tun. Aber als Cal zu spät zur Schule kommt und dort auf Ivy und Mateo trifft, ist das die Gelegenheit, eine alte Tradition wiederaufleben zu lassen: einen Tag blau machen. Bei ihrem spontanen Ausflug in die Stadt sichten sie zufällig einen vierten Schüler auf Abwegen und folgen ihm - mitten hinein in einen Tatort. Ivy, Cal und Mateo kennen den Toten, der vor ihnen liegt - und eigentlich sollten sie jetzt die Polizei rufen. Doch sie alle haben eine Verbindung zum Opfer. Und etwas zu verbergen.

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

The Storys are the envy of their neighbours: owners of the largest property on their East Coast island, they are rich, beautiful and close. Until it all falls apart. The four children are suddenly dropped by their mother with a single sentence: you know what you did. They never hear from her again. Years later, when 18-year-old cousins Aubrey, Milly and Jonah Story receive a mysterious invitation to spend the summer at their grandmother's resort, they have no choice but to follow their curiosity and meet the woman who's been such an enigma their entire lives.

A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts. Until now. This time it's not an app, though - it's a game. Truth or Dare. Phoebe's the first target. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And hers is dark. Then comes Maeve, and she should know better - always choose the dare. But by the time Knox is about to be tagged, things have gotten dangerous.

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher—a story that made headlines after the teacher’s body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she’s determined to find out what really happened.

Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age 17. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now, Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.

Milly, Aubrey und Jonah Story haben ihre legendäre Großmutter Mildred Margaret Story nie kennengelernt. Grund dafür war, dass ihre Eltern schon vor langer Zeit von der High-Society-Matriarchin enterbt worden sind. Da erhalten die Cousins eine Einladung: Sie sollen den Sommer auf dem Anwesen ihrer Großmutter auf der Insel Cape Cod verbringen. Die Eltern der drei sehen darin die große Chance, sich wieder auszusöhnen. Doch schnell wird klar, dass Mildred Margaret Story andere Pläne verfolgt - und dass die Familiengeschichte dunkle Abgründe birgt.

Vor fünf Jahren wurde Brynns Lieblingslehrer ermordet. Nun kehrt sie an ihre alte Schule zurück, fest entschlossen, als Praktikantin einer True-Crime- Serie den ungelösten Mordfall von damals aufzuklären. Brynns ehemals bester Freund Tripp war einer der drei Teenager, die den toten Lehrer gefunden haben. Seine Aussage entlastete die zwei anderen Verdächtigen und diese stehen seitdem in seiner Schuld. Tripp selbst hat nie vergessen, was er für die beiden getan hat – und dass alles eine Lüge war.