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* "Razor-sharp."—Booklist, starred review

An old money/new murder mystery set on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, with rich kids doing bad things from New York Times bestselling author Katie Cotugno

Perfect for fans of Jessica Goodman, Agatha Christie, Glass Onion, and Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries

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
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  1. Reading age
    12 - 17 years
  2. Book 1 of 2
    Liar's Beach
  3. Print length
    288 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    7 - 9
  6. Lexile measure
    900L
  7. Dimensions
    5.88 x 0.97 x 8.56 inches
  8. Publisher
    Delacorte Press
  9. Publication date
    May 2, 2023
  10. ISBN-10
    0593433289
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0593433287
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On this beach, there are more secrets than sand.

"Sumptuous, clever, and dripping with danger." -Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, author of Friends Like These

"Kept me turning pages all night long." -Amy Christine Parker, author of Flight 171

"Razor-sharp." -Booklist, starred review

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"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

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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Delacorte Press (May 2, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593433289
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593433287
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 900L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.88 x 0.97 x 8.56 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 122 ratings

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Katie Cotugno is the New York Times bestselling author of seven messy, complicated feminist YA love stories including 99 Days, How to Love, Fireworks, Top Ten, 9 Days & 9 Nights, You Say It First, and Liar’s Beach (Delacorte, 2022), as well a forthcoming adult novel, Birds of California (Harper Perennial, 2022). She is also the co-author, 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 is a Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in The Iowa Review, The Mississippi Review, and Argestes, as well as many other literary magazines. 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.

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BalmerHon
4.0 out of 5 stars How about Liars’ Beach
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2023
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I read this book on the recommendation of a review done recently in the Boston Globe. I had no idea the story was about kids still in high school until I began reading and then it didn’t matter. The story had my attention and kept it to the bitter end. Liar’s Beach is a good summertime read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So intriguing so fun!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023
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I was hooked into this story from the beginning. Cotugno has a great way with voices and dialogue - it captures you immediately. Stayed up far too late reading it till I finished!
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Runs w/ Scissors
3.0 out of 5 stars Well written but predictable. Decent beach read.
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023
Writing was decent. Story line was average. Character development was probably my least favorite part of this book. These kids are talking about going to college in the future, but their dialogue is very elevated for that age. Would have been more believable as college students. Also (and this is just a personal preference) all of the characters in this book are jerks in one way or another. I am beyond bored with that trend. Give me someone to root for!
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sandymill
4.0 out of 5 stars A good story
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
I enjoyed this story with all the characters within. The main character was Linden.

Linden is going to visit a roommate from his prep school during the summer. His roommate family has a vacation estate on the beachfront. Linden has tried to fit in with the rich kids from school but it's hard to do most of the time. Most of the time he is lying. While at the vacation estate he hears and see a lot of things happened that surprise him.

This was a fun story to read. It had action, adventure, drama and suspense throughout. There were a few giggles within. The story had a mystery within that was fun to solve.

I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. This is my honest unbiased opinions.
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Katherine
4.0 out of 5 stars YA summer drama on the cape
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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Genre: YA thriller/mystery

Synopsis:
Teens spend a summer vacation at a lavish house on the cape where all the drama follows and one is attacked.

This one fell a little flat for me. I liked the Cape Cod setting and the Boston references. The storyline had a lot of promise but I think it needed a little more action or a bit of a darker side. I wanted more lying and some plot twists. I listened to it on audio and enjoyed the narration. If you are looking for a quick YA beach house summer drama you might give this a try!
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eyes.2c
5.0 out of 5 stars Edgy, contained and brilliant!
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
Michael Linden practised fitting into the preppy school he was enrolled at on a sports scholarship. He’s as far away from this rich, entitled crowd as Earth is to Mars, and then some.
An invitation to his “buddy” Jasper Kendrick’s summer place at Martha’s Vineyard might be fun. After all he’s trying to be one of the crowd. That is, until someone’s found at the bottom of the pool after a party. Someone the family had reason to dislike.
Jasper’s twin sister Eliza is very attractive but somewhat unpredictable. Of course some of the guys from Bartley are on the island. It all one big elitist club. Jasper’s parents seem to spend time at the country club and out to dinner, leaving the group alone. Jasper’s father had been sued over some financial issues. He was sent to jail. The father of a family who’d been close friends and had originally hooked Mr. Kendrick up with his financial advisor had received community service in exchange for giving evidence. No love lost! There’s a strange frisson that runs beneath this family. Hard to grasp hold of.
Surprisingly Michael meets up with his childhood friend, Holiday Proctor. Holiday’s parents are academics, somewhat bohemian, egalitarian and kind. He and Holiday had spent their formative years together when Michael’s mom kept house for them.
Holiday is a different type to Jasper and his group. She’s somewhat of a goth, an individual and independent. Holiday decides they should investigate. After all, what if this wasn’t an accident?
The finding of truths can be releasing, dangerous and very complicated. One things for sure money and position doesn’t necessarily make for happiness. Mind you survival might not be a problem.
A summer holiday turns into a nightmare of mystery. Friendships are sometimes only temporary, other times much more.
An incisive, intriguing, young adult mystery!

A Delacorte ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
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Kelly
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun & summery YA mystery/thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2023
Liar's Beach is a fun (if slightly forgettable) YA mystery/thriller.

I really liked Katie Cotugno's writing. It made for an easy, addictive read. I also loved the Martha's Vineyard setting--the extravagant vacation home, the beach, and the other locations around the island. Furthermore, there was interesting commentary on class and privilege.

I didn't find this novel to be particularly shocking or memorable, but I had a good time reading it. I would recommend it to young adults looking for a quick, summery mystery/thriller. 3.5/5 stars!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A YA thriller, easy to read, likeable and hateable characters - fab
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2023
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Found this really enjoyable if a little predictable. The characters are both easy to hate and easy to love. Preppy wealthy kids and drama when a body is found in the pool. It's fun and easy to read in the garden or by the pool in summer.
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Emily Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Good condition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2023
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Book arrive quite quickly and was in good condition. Much cheaper than original price; I will be buying good as new books for the foreseeable. This seller is reputable and if they do come up again as an option, I will use them :)
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Kwok Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars A great teenage thriller book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2023
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This is a fictional paperbook by Katie Cotugno aimed for the teenage reader. I passed this book for my daughter to read and share her comments.

Things she liked:
- interesting characters on this thrillerbook
- captivating (want to carry on reading to find out what happens next)

Overall, without giving away any spoilers on this storyline, my daughter recommends this to any young teenagers.
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Kwok Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars A great teenage thriller book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2023
This is a fictional paperbook by Katie Cotugno aimed for the teenage reader. I passed this book for my daughter to read and share her comments.

Things she liked:
- interesting characters on this thrillerbook
- captivating (want to carry on reading to find out what happens next)

Overall, without giving away any spoilers on this storyline, my daughter recommends this to any young teenagers.
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Peanut
4.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good book, even if a little predictable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2023
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This made for good pool reading for me when I took it to Greece on holiday last month. A good story line, although as I said, maybe a little predictable?

But a fair price for a thriller that you can get your teeth into and pass away some hours.
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L. H. Healy
3.0 out of 5 stars Young adult holiday mystery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2023
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A young adult mystery novel, Liar’s Beach is an enjoyable and immersive enough read, set in the present day, a tale of several privileged young people on their summer holidays in Martha’s Vineyard in the USA. Narrated in the first person by main character Michael Linden, who has hidden aspects of his true self and life in order to, as he sees it, fit in with these rich friends. He’s on a scholarship to an exclusive school where he is roommates with Jasper Kendrick, and it’s Jasper’s family’s holiday home where they the majority of the novel takes place. An old friend of Michael’s is also around and although it’s an uncomfortable reunion in many ways, having fallen out of touch, they team up to try and solve the mystery when a body is found in the Kendrick’s pool.

It has some interesting things to say about assumptions and who we think people are and who we want them to be, expectations, preconceptions, and re-examining these. Also it portrays the pressures on terms to fit in. Few if any of the characters are likeable, which I don’t mind so much, but it meant I wasn’t particularly rooting for anyone. And most of them are very privileged indeed. There’s a fair amount of romantic angst going on for Michael so bear that in mind when deciding if that’s what you’d like to read about.

It’s an easy enough read, but I think I definitely wanted something more from it, just a bit more urgency perhaps, more drama, and even though it was a good length and not overly long as so many novels can be these days, it still took longer to read than I thought it would.
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