Two Can Keep a Secret
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- Author：Karen M. McManus
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Summary
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 where Ellery now has to live with a grandmother she barely knows， after her failed-actress mother lands in rehab。 No one knows what happened to either girl， and Ellery's family is still haunted by their loss。
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。 His mother's remarriage vaulted her and Malcolm into Echo Ridge's upper crust， but their new status grows shaky when mysterious threats around town hint that a killer plans to strike again。 No one has forgotten Malcolm's brother-and nobody trusts him when he suddenly returns to town。
Ellery and Malcolm both know it's hard to let go when you don't have closure。 Then another girl disappears， and Ellery and Malcolm were the last people to see her alive。 As they race to unravel what happened， they realize every secret has layers in Echo Ridge。 The truth might be closer to home than either of them want to believe。
And somebody would kill to keep it hidden。
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。 His mother's remarriage vaulted her and Malcolm into Echo Ridge's upper crust， but their new status grows shaky when mysterious threats around town hint that a killer plans to strike again。 No one has forgotten Malcolm's brother-and nobody trusts him when he suddenly returns to town。
Ellery and Malcolm both know it's hard to let go when you don't have closure。 Then another girl disappears， and Ellery and Malcolm were the last people to see her alive。 As they race to unravel what happened， they realize every secret has layers in Echo Ridge。 The truth might be closer to home than either of them want to believe。
And somebody would kill to keep it hidden。
Reviews
Anna
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3。5 StarsI enjoyed this book overall， although I found that it fell a little flat when compared to One of Us is Lying。 Some of the twists were predictable but I appreciated how everything tied together in the end。
mia
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i liked this book and i was definitely kept guessing until the end。
Raquel Norton
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Couldn't put this book down！！ Couldn't put this book down！！ 。。。more
Lola
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⭐4。5⭐
dinah
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I’ve read many of Karen McManus books and this one is like all the others， beautifully written and such a good mystery。 I was in the dark until the end when it all unraveled and even though this book is about a murder mystery， i felt peaceful while reading。 Something else i love is the way the chapters end。 Most of the time it ends with something unraveling or something to really think about。
Hillary Herrera
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En mi opinión y experiencia con este libro， tenía muchas expectativas sobre el， sobre todo por los comentarios， sentí que estuvo muy debajo de "Alguien esta mintiendo"。 Al principio del libro me pareció un poco excesiva la cantidad de descripción que tiene， no soy fan de que los sucesos se desarrollen tan lento como pasa en este libro， pasadas unas 100 paginas no había encontrado algo que me mantuviera intrigada durante toda la lectura， no niego que es una lectura ligera， pero admito que estuvo En mi opinión y experiencia con este libro， tenía muchas expectativas sobre el， sobre todo por los comentarios， sentí que estuvo muy debajo de "Alguien esta mintiendo"。 Al principio del libro me pareció un poco excesiva la cantidad de descripción que tiene， no soy fan de que los sucesos se desarrollen tan lento como pasa en este libro， pasadas unas 100 paginas no había encontrado algo que me mantuviera intrigada durante toda la lectura， no niego que es una lectura ligera， pero admito que estuvo más tiempo en mis manos de lo que pensé。 Algo que me gusto mucho es que añadiera dos voces， ya que podemos leer lo que pasa desde el punto de vista de Malcom y Ellery， y aunque la autora logro engancharme con algunos personajes de "Alguien esta mintiendo" en esta historia no me paso。 。。。more
Cassandra Fischer
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may not sleep tonight from this one， but i genuinely couldn’t put it down。 I actually didn’t see the end coming and it had some really interesting characters。 I would highly recommendabout twins who go back to their moms hometown。 this small town holds a LOT of secrets and trauma from many years ago。 Bone chilling and definitely spooked me
Colleen Keefe
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The ending of this book makes me want to rate this higher than a 3， but I found the whole first part to be so slow and hard to get into。 It’s not my favorite McManus book， but another well thought out YA mystery that I’m happy to have on my shelf。
Farah
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This has a great ending。 The reason I have not given this a higher （4 star） rating is because more than half of the novel is quite simply put， boring。 It took 70% of the novel for me to start caring。 There are a lot of characters， a lot of back story and development。 However， the way it's presented felt very much like 'okay， here is some back story' and then 'okay， here is some character development' then 'okay， here is some more back story' and then a bunch of stuff happening that then gives 's This has a great ending。 The reason I have not given this a higher （4 star） rating is because more than half of the novel is quite simply put， boring。 It took 70% of the novel for me to start caring。 There are a lot of characters， a lot of back story and development。 However， the way it's presented felt very much like 'okay， here is some back story' and then 'okay， here is some character development' then 'okay， here is some more back story' and then a bunch of stuff happening that then gives 'some more back story'。 Is all of that needed for the pay off at the end？ Arguably， yes。 I just don't like the way it's done。 A lot of it doesn't feel organic。 Even the misdirects you know are misdirects。 It could be that I just didn't connect with any of the characters。 All of their problems and issues， I just didn't care。 There are no major stakes through most of the novel。 You're supposed to care that three girls lives are being threatened and at no point was I worried for anyone。 Overall， great ending that made sense and was rewarding but just a veeeeeeerry slow build up to it， in my opinion。 。。。more
Alison
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Entertaining， but I figured it out pretty early on。
T
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The last third of the book I enjoyed because it was fast paced and majorly eye opening to the story line。 The ending shocked me very much。 However it took me a while to force my self to finish this book because of how utterly dry the story gets after a few chapters。
danielle
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True crime fanatic Ellery and her brother Ezra move to their mother's hometown of Echo Ridge to live with their grandmother their senior year of high school。 The town has two unsolved cases， Ellery and Ezra's aunt went missing when she was 17 and 5 years prior to the story， the homecoming queen is found murdered in the town's aptly named "Murderland Halloween Park。" After their arrival， new threats begin popping up and another girl goes missing， so Ellery decides to investigate。I loved this book True crime fanatic Ellery and her brother Ezra move to their mother's hometown of Echo Ridge to live with their grandmother their senior year of high school。 The town has two unsolved cases， Ellery and Ezra's aunt went missing when she was 17 and 5 years prior to the story， the homecoming queen is found murdered in the town's aptly named "Murderland Halloween Park。" After their arrival， new threats begin popping up and another girl goes missing， so Ellery decides to investigate。I loved this book， along the way I kept thinking I had the ending figured out but I was wrong everytime。 。。。more
Bella
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fun book。 Pretty entertaining。 The beginning felt slow， got good at the 75% mark with the real time murder and everything。 The part Brooke was missing， then when she died， soo good。 I liked the characters and their stories。 Malcom and Ellery are cute。 The twin theme was nice。 I liked Ezra/Ellery， Malcom/Duncan sibling relationship。 I felt at some points it was too much。 Too complicated。 All the half sibling， step parents， relationships， gossip， very confusing。 The ending not satisfying。 Basicall Fun book。 Pretty entertaining。 The beginning felt slow， got good at the 75% mark with the real time murder and everything。 The part Brooke was missing， then when she died， soo good。 I liked the characters and their stories。 Malcom and Ellery are cute。 The twin theme was nice。 I liked Ezra/Ellery， Malcom/Duncan sibling relationship。 I felt at some points it was too much。 Too complicated。 All the half sibling， step parents， relationships， gossip， very confusing。 The ending not satisfying。 Basically Malcom stepdad=pedo killer。 He hot and rich， name=Peter， hooks up with teenage girls then things go bad and kills them。 And the whole twist was that he meant to kill Sadie not Sarah。 That I didn't understand the last line till I searched it up after。 Pretty confusing。 It was ok。 Entertaining book but the murder thriller part not so interesting。 。。。more
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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A bit slow in the middle but a satisfying ending。
Jacquelyn Nair
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I listened t this on audio and thought both readers did passably well。 This book has its place， specifically the beach when you have one of those fruity cocktails with an umbrella。 This book is only so-so; it's an overly dramatic， mediocre written fluff that could easily be written as a over dramatized CW teen drama。 The characters are flat， the chemistry is lackluster， the mystery isn't really one， and there's too much going on without letting any of the plot threads breathe and develop。 But th I listened t this on audio and thought both readers did passably well。 This book has its place， specifically the beach when you have one of those fruity cocktails with an umbrella。 This book is only so-so; it's an overly dramatic， mediocre written fluff that could easily be written as a over dramatized CW teen drama。 The characters are flat， the chemistry is lackluster， the mystery isn't really one， and there's too much going on without letting any of the plot threads breathe and develop。 But this book would make for a good summer， beach read。 Quick， you don't have to be too invested， and when it's over you can move on to the next one。 。。。more
Alexandra
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Surprisingly enjoyed this one。 I usually abhor books where a teenager is a better detective than the actual detectives （I’m talking about you， Truly Devious）。 At least in this one， Ellery admits that half the time she doesn’t know what she’s talking about， and the other characters listen to her with a grain of salt。 I liked the plot， characters， and dialogue。 Everything flowed， and I was actually surprised by the ending。 Would recommend。
Joana
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The endings on these books should probs be illegal because they always have that one bombshell piece of information you didn’t expect， and they don’t even leave the romances satisfactorily tied up。 This book though in all was incredible I didn’t expect the plot twists at all and I loved the setting and everything that happened around the murder investigations also。 There was so much going on and also just a lot of important discussions raised that I thought were great。
Hannah smith
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Holy crap， I didn’t see that coming。 It’s a brilliant book that keeps you guessing till the end and that closing sentence actually sent chills down my spine
Marta
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Tal como os outros livros dela， os capítulos são curtos e são demonstraras as perspectivas das duas personagens principais。 Primeiro， identifiquei me imenso com a Ellery principalmente no que toca ao facto de ela ser uma amante de true crime， tanto de séries， como livros e filmes。 Gostei imenso dessa parte da personalidade dela porque também eu adoro true crime eheh。 De resto， não consegui sentir mais nada acerca do livro。 Não me senti muito conectada as personagens。 Gostei do Malcom e da Ellery Tal como os outros livros dela， os capítulos são curtos e são demonstraras as perspectivas das duas personagens principais。 Primeiro， identifiquei me imenso com a Ellery principalmente no que toca ao facto de ela ser uma amante de true crime， tanto de séries， como livros e filmes。 Gostei imenso dessa parte da personalidade dela porque também eu adoro true crime eheh。 De resto， não consegui sentir mais nada acerca do livro。 Não me senti muito conectada as personagens。 Gostei do Malcom e da Ellery mas nada de especial。 Gostava que em vez da perspectiva de duas， o livro demonstrasse a perspectiva de mais personagens， como por exemplo do irmão gémeo de Ellery， o Ezra， que me pareceu ser uma personagem super divertida e honestamente merecedora de uns capítulos ou até da Brooke ou de outras personagens importantes。 Acho que tornava o livro muito mais rico e interessante。🔖Quanto à história e ao enredo， foi bastante interessante e teve sim algum suspense e mistério。 Houve realmente partes que gostei bastante e estava sempre a tentar adivinhar o que tinha acontecido， apesar de antes de chegar ao final já tinha desconfiado de quem teria feito todos aqueles crimes。 Gostei do twist final e das últimas paginas。 Gostava que o final não ficasse tão em aberto。 Queria mais respostas e mais acontecimentos relacionados com o final e sinto que isso não aconteceu e que ficou muito à deriva。 Na minha opinião， a história foi um pouco lenta e um pouco diferente do livro anterior dela。 📑Não me interpretem mal， eu adoro absolutamente a Karen mas este livro até agora foi o que menos gostei。 Dei assim 3⭐️ 。。。more
Никита Самсонов
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Да， бывает так что про прочитанное в 19 году， пишется рецензия в 21。 Немного стыдно。 Но главное что эта книга от автора «Один из нас лжёт» которая мне чертовски понравилась。 В этот раз автор рассказывает более суровую историю про брата и сестра которые живут в городке где ранее случилось убийство школьного учителя， а сейчас пропала тетя， помогавшая и поддерживающая ребят。 Теперь они должны узнать правду ну и конечно же выжить， так как охота на них так же открыта。 Поставил 4 из 5 так как книга бо Да， бывает так что про прочитанное в 19 году， пишется рецензия в 21。 Немного стыдно。 Но главное что эта книга от автора «Один из нас лжёт» которая мне чертовски понравилась。 В этот раз автор рассказывает более суровую историю про брата и сестра которые живут в городке где ранее случилось убийство школьного учителя， а сейчас пропала тетя， помогавшая и поддерживающая ребят。 Теперь они должны узнать правду ну и конечно же выжить， так как охота на них так же открыта。 Поставил 4 из 5 так как книга более чопорная чем дебютная。 。。。more
Petita Vera
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Una historia que mantenía el misterio， los mellizos hacen qu e esta lectura sea agradable y encantadora 💜💞
Julia Riley
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I'm obsessed with Karen McManus。 I listened to this whole book in one day。 CW for child sexual assault， murder/violence against women， substance use disorder， grief。 I'm obsessed with Karen McManus。 I listened to this whole book in one day。 CW for child sexual assault， murder/violence against women， substance use disorder， grief。 。。。more
Lucine
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I really loved this book I personally think it’s better than one of us is lying and one of us is next。 The stakes are higher and the characters are more complex compared to the previous books。 I recommend this to anyone it was really good and there is no way you can predict the mystery like the previous books。
Floating Lemon Bars
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This is a good book！ This author definitely knows how to write a murder mystery idea。 I really love Mia and the brother （I can't remember his name right now。） I wish there was more detail about the mc's looks， traits， and hobbies。 I found it a bit difficult to picture her。 There was something missing; it had all the makings for a spectacular book， but something fell short。 I don't know， this book just wasn't for me although I did appreciate the brother's reference to mean girls ;） This is a good book！ This author definitely knows how to write a murder mystery idea。 I really love Mia and the brother （I can't remember his name right now。） I wish there was more detail about the mc's looks， traits， and hobbies。 I found it a bit difficult to picture her。 There was something missing; it had all the makings for a spectacular book， but something fell short。 I don't know， this book just wasn't for me although I did appreciate the brother's reference to mean girls ;） 。。。more
Martha
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3。5 ☆
Tracy Fox
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What an ending！ The audiobook is very well done。
Alicia Weaver
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The murder mystery was pretty anticlimactic。 That last line though。
Kaire Saarse
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Hea noortekas。 Kergesti jälgitav ja lõpp oli ikkagi suur üllatus。
Rocío Vazquez
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Lo que pasa con esta autora es que algunas cosas son super obvias y dices "no vale la pena" Y luego boom， algo que no viste venir te deja totalmente desconcertada Lo que pasa con esta autora es que algunas cosas son super obvias y dices "no vale la pena" Y luego boom， algo que no viste venir te deja totalmente desconcertada 。。。more
Donna Covell
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Better for a younger age bracket - mystery with a twist at the end。
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