Liars Beach, Katie Cotugno
Liars Beach, Katie Cotugno
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Liar's Beach

Author: Katie Cotugno

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2023


Synopsis

The New York Times bestseller!

A new take on Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles, with iconic detective Hercule Poirot recast as a brilliant, brash teen girl named Holiday, and narrated by her childhood friend Linden, an athlete-scholar who fits right in at his elite prep school—all the while hiding some secrets of his own.

Linden knows he doesn’t belong in elite Martha’s Vineyard. But when his prep school roommate, Jasper, invites him to spend the end of the summer at August House, his family’s massive beachfront estate, Linden tries to fit in. It’s not hard--after all, he’s been lying for years. And he’s not the only one….

Everyone at August House is ready for a wicked good time So when someone is found unconscious in the pool after a night of partying, it’s quickly labeled an accident. But Linden begins to wonder. . .

As does Holiday, Linden’s childhood friend and the only person on the island who knows the truth about his humble background. There’s nothing Holiday loves more than a mystery, and she’s convinced there’s a killer on the Vineyard. And now it’s up to them to figure out who.

"Pulse-pounding."—PW

"Scorching."—Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Katie Cotugno is the New York Times bestselling author of messy, complicated feminist YA novels including 99 Days, How to Love, Fireworks, Top Ten, 9 Days & 9 Nights, You Say It First, and Liar's Beach, as well an adult novel, Birds of California. She is also the coauthor, with Candace Bushnell, of Rules for Being a Girl. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, among others, and translated into more than fifteen languages. Katie studied Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in Fiction at Lesley University. She lives in Boston with her family. Visit her online at katiecotugno.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on August 01, 2024

Michael Linden, otherwise known as Linden to his closest prep school friends, has been invited to spend the last days of his summer vacation at his closest friend’s posh Martha’s Vineyard vacation home: August House. Arriving at the massive Victorian, Linden does his best to fit in. After all, he’s......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on March 15, 2023

Actual rating 3.5/5 stars. I adore YA thrillers set over summer and featuring a cast of privileged characters, all with secrets to hide. I scanned the synopsis, realised that this is what was contained here, and was interested enough to begin reading. What I had overlooked, is that this is actually a......more

Goodreads review by ella on August 06, 2023

i thought Greer was a man until i read page 188......more

Goodreads review by shannon✨ on May 22, 2023

I didn’t enjoy reading this book and it was hardly a mystery as someone else was trying to solve everything. I didn’t like any of the characters and the ending was not worth it. Also, what was the whole thing with Greer about..??......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on August 27, 2024

Not bad but that boy is a dumb......more


Quotes

Praise for Liar's Beach:

"Sumptuous, clever, and dripping with danger, Liar's Beach is the mystery read of the summer! I couldn't put it down."—Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, author of Friends Like These

"A sun-drenched mystery full of scandalous secrets that kept me turning pages all night long."—Amy Christine Parker, author of Flight 171

★ "Compelling equally as a detective story, a character study, and series launch...has the razor-sharp feminist perspective that [Cotugno's] fans know and love."—Booklist, starred review

"This scorching glimpse of life (and death) among the moneyed classes hits its marks."—Kirkus Reviews

"Pulse-pounding."—PW