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Two Can Keep a Secret

The gripping YA thriller from the bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

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Two Can Keep a Secret

By: Karen M. McManus
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne, Sophie Amoss
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Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with Two Can Keep a Secret - you won't be able to put it down!

A perfect town is hiding secrets. Secrets that somebody would kill to keep hidden.

Ellery's never been to Echo Ridge, but she's heard all about it. It's where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return. Where a Homecoming Queen's murder five years ago made national news. And now she has to live there with her estranged grandmother, after her mom lands in rehab.

Malcolm grew up in the shadow of the Homecoming Queen's death. His older brother was the prime suspect and left Echo Ridge in disgrace. But now he's back - just as mysterious threats appear around town, hinting that a killer will strike again.

Then another girl disappears.

As Ellery and Malcolm race to unravel what happened, they realize every secret has layers in Echo Ridge.

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

Karen M. McManus 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2019

 Contemporary Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Romance Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense
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When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own
It's easy to see why queen of teen crime Karen McManus is a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic
You won't be able to put [it] down
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3.75 stars This was gripping enough for me to read it in one day. And despite the glaring and obvious problems with this authors other work, I liked that one better. For a YA thriller/mystery, I didn't see the ending coming. I think this author really knows how to play the old switcheroo quite well. The characters were likeable enough, but the side characters were almost completely irrelevant unless it furthered the plot. So there's that, I suppose. At the end of the day, this did what it needed to do and since it's been too long since I read a YA anything, it was nice to let my brain not think for a while.

3.75

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loved it? gripped throughout enjoyed the twists throughout just loved it worth a listen

Great story!!

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This is my third Karen McManus book I've read/listened to and I wasn't as into it as I thought I'd be. I took long pauses in between listening to this book and my main problem was how annoying I found Elorie, the main female. Her annoying personality does get addressed near the end of the book so that made me feel better that it wasn't just accepted, but it just made me roll my eyes because of how naive she was in the area she's supposed to be interested in. I'm in my early 20s so perhaps that's just an accurate description of teenagers?
My second reason was the lack of twists throughout it. I'd listen to The Cousins and I loved it, but in this book the excitement only came towards the end.
If anyone is interested in this book then I think you should listen to it. I suppose my expectations were just high because of my love for her other works.

Not as gripping as the Author's other books

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Loved her series so I thought I would try a stand alone book. It was brilliant with great narration.

Great story

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At first I was sceptical for this one. After enjoying ‘One of Us is Lying’ so much I thought nothing could top it. And although much shorter in comparison, Two Can Keep a Secret really did amaze.
Absolutely loved Ellery’s voice actress made everything feel really real and her interpretations of other characters’ voices felt different for each. However at first, I must admit, Malcolm’s voice actor did irritate me a little. Always seeming slightly confused and hesitant at the end of every sentence. But thankfully this eased or I looked by it, pretty swiftly into the book.
The story though was truly amazing. Originally, when the book started and we were being told about the different disappearances, it was pretty difficult to picture who is who. It might’ve just been me, however I did have to pause every now and again to just rejig my memory to which disappearance/murder had taken place when.
On a high note though the ending was pretty spectacular in my opinion. Not the major plot twist (although completely unexpected) but that last chapter, which was a lot to take away from the book, keeping me on an odd high. I won’t say (of course) but that is a huge reason to keep going till the end as you won’t be disappointed.
Overall I couldn’t hype this book enough and hope anyone who decides to give it a read is as equally pleased as I am

Just wow

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