This book is a thrilling and beautifully written suspense novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It follows a group of friends, known as the Liars, whose friendship takes a dark turn as secrets and lies unravel. With a brilliant and damaged protagonist and a setting on a private island, this book offers a unique and intriguing atmosphere that will captivate readers until the very end. Be prepared for a twist that you won't see coming.

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• Georgia Peach Book Award (2015)
• Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2016)
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2016)
• Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2015)
• The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2015)
• Lincoln Award (2016)
• Bookworm Best Award for Best Fiction (2014)
• Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction (2014)
• The Magnolia Award for 9-12 (2016)
• Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2017)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Don't miss the eagerly anticipated prequel, Family of Liars.

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends--the Liars--whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable. --John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars