Reading order
One of Us Is Lying reading order
1
2- 7.67.6 / 101,356 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2017–2023
- Published
- about 20 h
- Reading time
- Ongoing
- Status
- Thriller#34
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2017–2023Ongoing
- Five students walk into detention and one doesn’t walk out.
- One of Us Is Lying works on its own; One of Us Is Next is set at the same school about eighteen months later with new narrators, and One of Us Is Back closes the trilogy.
- Readers rate the first two about the same.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 1,107 pages, about 20 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: low
- The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2023. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 25, 2026.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
- 1. One of Us Is Lying
- 2. One of Us Is Next
- 3. One of Us Is Back
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which One of Us Is Lying book is the best?
By reader score, One of Us Is Next (7.6/10). The lowest-rated is One of Us Is Lying (7.6/10).
Which One of Us Is Lying book is the longest?
“One of Us Is Next” is the longest at 384 pages; the shortest is “One of Us Is Lying” with 360 pages.