Two Can Keep a Secret

Karen M. McManus

Jan 2019 · Sold by Delacorte Press

About this eBook

The "must-read YA thriller" (Bustle) from #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying about a small town with deadly secrets.

"When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own..." --Entertainment Weekly

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 seventeen. 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.

Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself.

Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!

Ratings and reviews

oh how school-setting mystery with a killer with a specific type of victims! the title says it all. i like how it started. i like how there are many points of view though sometimes i find it confusing but it helps understanding all the perspectives of the characters. i like how it gives anticipation for what will happen next. i also like the pop culture references. honestly, i was about to just give it 3 stars. i mean, i like the plot and twists but for the climax, i don't even know which part is the climax because i don't feel the goosebumps-all-over type of climax. but the twist, oh boy, is amazing, especially the last line. that makes me give it another star. the last line is bone-chilling. i pause for a while, i don't know how long, thinking about that line. and i'll keep thinking about it for days.

I will say, this book was not nearly as thrilling as one of us is lying, but not comparing the two, this book was excellent on it's own. some pros: and absolutely wonderful book, it keeps you engaged, not quite 300 pages so a quick read, and a nice quick pace that keeps you on your toes as new evidence is introduced. some cons: the twists dont hit as hard as her first book and are a bit predictable (maybe I watch too much law & order:svu though), halfway through it feels like ezra and mia are forgotten as characters (less detective twins than I'd hoped), the teen girl obsessed with true crime was a bit overdone this year in writing (as well as just weirdos fetishizing serial killers this year) and I kinda found ellery to be annoying near the end.... All in all a good book, I dont think I'd read it again, but that's nothing really new for me.

Karen does it again! I loved, One of Us is Lying. I love how detailed her writing is, I felt like I personally knew each character. I could not put this book down. It's a MUST read!

About the author

Karen M. McManus earned her BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross and her MA in journalism from Northeastern University. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, its sequel One of Us Is Next, Two Can Keep a Secret and The Cousins. Her work has been published in more than 40 languages. To learn more about Karen and her books, visit karenmcmanus.com, or follow @writerkmc on Twitter and Instagram.