A review by wileay
One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus

5.0

"Practice makes perfect"

Just said goodbye to the Bayview crew forever, I can't believe that it's over, and my beloved characters are going to have a normal life finally "as normal as it could get", they will be happy each of them thriving in their own way.

"One of us is lying" was the first non- Agatha Christie book I've ever read, it was back during the lockdown when we all were board and had nothing better to do. I had the Murder Club telling me their story and keeping me company.

This book was the perfect goodbye, yes I dislike Phoebe because she's once again letting the bad guy go away without facing the consequences, which she should've learned after the months she spent afraid of her little brother. But I guess she'll never learn her lesson.

As for the rest of the crew I can't say anything but that I love and adore each and everyone of them. I adore Nate And Bronwyn and their little conversations. I loved Addy and Nate's brother-sister dynamic. They became the closest, the way Nate would do anything for her and the way she'd do the same for her. Actually all the of the Bayview four would gladly take a bullet for one another. They went from strangers to not being able to go through their lives without each other.

The plot of this book was really interesting, although I felt it was a little obvious after knowing the back story, but it was nice to see the Crew solving one more mystery together before saying goodbye and moving on with their lives.

And finally I have to say that if you loved the previous books this one will be a fast and a delightful read. Highly recommend it as I give it a:
4.5/5