Books like One of us is next
One of us is next by Karen M. McManus reads as suspenseful, twisty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What One of us is next is like to read
A tense YA thriller returning to Bayview High, where an escalating truth-or-dare game forces old secrets and new suspects to collide with deadly consequences. Best for: fans of YA whodunits,readers who liked One of Us Is Lying,teen mystery/thriller fans.
One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus · 2017
A Breakfast-Club-meets-whodunit told in rotating teen POVs with short, cliffhangery chapters that keep the pages flying.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson · 2019
A propulsive true-crime-flavored YA mystery told partly through Pip's project logs, interview transcripts, and texts — puzzle-forward, twist-stacked, and easy to binge in a sitting.
Truly Devious
Maureen Johnson · 2018
A boarding-school mystery braided with a cold-case kidnapping from the 1930s — puzzle-forward with academy atmosphere and a teen sleuth chasing a nearly century-old riddle.
The Final Gambit
Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2022
A puzzle-box YA finale where riddles and hidden agendas escalate toward a high-stakes reveal, with the inheritance clock and a lingering romance thread driving the momentum.
The Lying Game
Sara Shepard · 2010
A twin steps into her murdered sister's life and has to fake every relationship while the killer watches — a soapy, secret-heavy YA mystery built on constant close calls and reveals.
Confessions of a murder suspect
James Patterson · 2012
A twisty YA whodunit narrated by a wealthy, emotionally-guarded teen suspect who invites the reader into her investigation of her own family — short chapters and quick cliffhangers keep it moving fast.
Genuine fraud
E. Lockhart · 2017
A backward-unfolding cat-and-mouse story of identity theft and betrayal between two young women, building dread as the reader learns the truth in reverse.
The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden · 2024
A woman navigates the unraveling of her relationship as her boyfriend's hidden past emerges—a claustrophobic psychological thriller centered on intimate deception and the terror of misreading someone close to you.
Fear Street Novel - Give Me a K-I-L-L
Robert Lawrence Stine · 2017
A quick, plot-driven teen slasher built on cheerleading-tryout rivalry, with short chapters and a killer stalking the squad.
House Across the Lake
Riley Sager · 2022
A claustrophobic psychological thriller anchored in voyeuristic obsession, where a vulnerable protagonist's fixation on her neighbors unravels into something darker and more dangerous.
If You Could See the Sun
Ann Liang · 2022
A sharp, propulsive YA about an anxious overachiever whose literal invisibility becomes a moral trap — the class-anxiety and school-scandal beats hit harder than the magic itself.
Stay Close
Harlan Coben · 2012
A taut mystery that rekindles a traumatic past when three lives collide anew over a cold case; Coben weaves interconnected perspectives into mounting psychological and interpersonal stakes.
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