“McManus brings that signature blend of high-stakes high-school drama and murderous twists readers won't see coming.” — Booklist Review of “Nothing More to Tell” by Karen McManus

Booklist, August 1, 2022 issue

Nothing More to Tell.

By Karen M. McManus

Aug. 2022. 368p. Delacorte, $19.99 (9780593175903). Gr. 8–11

Four years ago, when Brynn was a scholarship student at the prestigious, private Saint Ambrose high school, her favorite teacher was murdered. Three students were discovered with his body—rich kids Shane and Charlotte and Brynn's former best friend, Tripp. It's Tripp who provided the alibi, and it's because of him that none of the three have ever been suspected of anything. Brynn moved away shortly after the murder, but now she's returned to Saint Ambrose for her senior year with an internship at Motive, a true-crime podcast. She hopes the gig will get her into journalism school, but she needs a good story—what's better than investigating the

death of her teacher and the three students who escaped suspicion? But as Brynn tries to relearn the complex social hierarchies of Saint Ambrose, the case she thought was safely in the past comes startlingly into the present, and everyone, including Tripp, seems to be hiding something. McManus, well-known for her fast-paced mysteries, brings that signature blend of high-stakes high-school drama and murderous twists readers won't see coming. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: McManus was on best-seller lists with her debut, One of Us Is Lying (2017), even before it was a streaming show, and she's been hitting them reliably ever since. Stock up with her latest.

— Maggie Reagan