Book cover for Dying to Be Us by Karen M. McManus

Dying to Be Us

2027 Released
384 Pages
6-9 Hours
Ebook Available May 11, 2027
Audiobook Unavailable
Paperback Available May 11, 2027
Hardback Unavailable
BerkleyISBN 9798217194155

“Dying to Be Us is a deliciously twisty thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page! With a group of friends harboring secrets, a shocking murder, and a final twist you’ll never see coming, this is a must-read for anyone who loves a book that keeps them guessing."
—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Karen M. McManus, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with her first novel for adults: a thriller about a group of former college friends bound for life by a murder that continues to haunt them.


Jeremiah Brody, the guy next door.
Genevieve Frost, the It Girl.
Pax Patel, the handsome heir.
Becca Yun, the drama queen.
Aly Wright, the scholarship student.
Finn McDougal, the aspiring filmmaker.

Twelve years ago, they were the stars of Fayerweather Friends, a cult-favorite YouTube show created by Finn. Everyone wanted to be them.

Until one of them died.

None of the Friends knows the whole truth, only the role they each played that night. For more than a decade, they have kept one another's secrets. And a killer went free.

But someone’s been waiting…someone who has evidence that could destroy them all.

If the show taught the cast anything, though, it's that they control their own stories, even the endings.

Because the truth is what you make it.

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