Reading order · 3 books · 2017 to 2023 · Set in the fictional Bayview, California
One of Us Books in Order
One of Us Is Lying and its sequels are young adult thrillers set at Bayview High, where a murder in detention changes four students’ lives.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2017 to 2023
- First book
- One of Us Is Lying
- Latest
- One of Us Is Back (2023)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Bayview, California
The reading order
Every One of Us book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in the fictional Bayview, California
- 1One of Us Is Lying2017With Bronwyn Rojas and Cooper ClayFive students walk into detention at Bayview High: the brain, the athlete, the princess, the criminal and the outcast, Simon, who runs the school’s gossip app.Buy on Amazon
- 2One of Us Is Next2020With Maeve Rojas and Knox MyersA year later, a cruel game of truth or dare is spreading by text through Bayview High.Buy on Amazon
- 3One of Us Is Back2023With Bronwyn Rojas and Cooper ClayThe four students from detention find themselves targeted once again.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read One of Us Is Lying, One of Us Is Next and One of Us Is Back in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Bronwyn Rojas | Cooper Clay | Addy Prentiss | Nate Macauley | Maeve Rojas | Knox Myers | Phoebe Lawton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 One of Us Is Lying | LLead | LLead | LLead | LLead | ·Minor | ||
| 2 One of Us Is Next | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | LLead | LLead | LLead |
| 3 One of Us Is Back | LLead | LLead | LLead | LLead |
Characters in the One of Us books
7 characters from Karen M. McManus’s chart, with the number of One of Us books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Bronwyn RojasYale-bound brain | 3 | One of Us Is Lying 2017 |
| Cooper ClayStar baseball pitcher | 3 | One of Us Is Lying 2017 |
| Addy PrentissHomecoming princess | 3 | One of Us Is Lying 2017 |
| Nate MacauleyCriminal on probation | 3 | One of Us Is Lying 2017 |
| Maeve RojasBronwyn's sister | 2 | One of Us Is Lying 2017 |
| Knox MyersMaeve's friend | 1 | One of Us Is Next 2020 |
| Phoebe LawtonCheerful student with a secret | 1 | One of Us Is Next 2020 |