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A deliciously paranoid plunge into a world of designer clothes, vicious cliques, and deadly secrets. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Lying Game.
- paranoid
- glamorous
- tense
- claustrophobic
- 01
Perfect
Sara Shepard · 2007
A glossy, paranoia-fueled descent into the dark secrets hiding behind manicured lawns and designer labels.
- 02
Pretty Little Liars
Sara Shepard · 2006
A deliciously soapy, paranoia-fueled plunge into the dark secrets hiding behind manicured suburban lawns.
- 03
One Of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus
A twisty, high-stakes puzzle box where high school stereotypes shatter under the pressure of a murder investigation.
- 04
Sadie
Courtney Summers
A relentless, dual-timeline descent into grief and vengeance that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go.
- 05
Fatal secrets
Richie Tankersley Cusick
A chilling, snow-muffled descent into paranoia where grief blurs the line between a haunting and a very real threat.
- 06
The lost twin
Sophie Cleverly
A shadowy boarding school mystery where a quiet girl must step into her missing sister's shoes to uncover a trail of hidden secrets.
- 07
This Lie Will Kill You
Chelsea Pitcher
A claustrophobic, locked-room thriller dripping with teen angst, toxic secrets, and the inescapable gravity of revenge.
- 08
The girl who was supposed to die
April Henry
A breathless, frantic sprint through the dark as you try to outrun killers you don't remember.
- 09
Magic for Liars
Sarah Gailey
A gritty, emotionally bruised noir where the real mystery is how to survive the resentment of being the ordinary sister in a magical world.
- 10
Take the Key and Lock Her Up
Ally Carter
A breathless, high-stakes sprint through shadowy corridors of power where the truth is the deadliest weapon of all.
- 11
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1)
Ally Carter
A fizzy, delightful blend of high-stakes espionage and the utterly terrifying terrain of first love, wrapped in a cozy boarding school aesthetic.
- 12
Two Can Keep a Secret
Karen M. McManus
A twisty, claustrophobic dive into a picture-perfect town where everyone is lying and the past refuses to stay buried.











