Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, Book 1) - Softcover

Shepard, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006088732X ISBN 13: 9780060887322

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling series

The first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars.

In ultra-trendy Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four beautiful girls are hiding very ugly secrets. High school juniors Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily have grown apart since their best friend Alison DiLaurentis went missing three years ago. But now someone is sending them anonymous notes, threatening to reveal their darkest secrets. There’s only one person who knows that much about them, but Ali’s gone . . . isn’t she?

Full of unexpected twists and shocking revelations, this is the first book in New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard’s compelling Pretty Little Liars series. 

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Review

In the exclusive Philadelphia suburb of Rosewood, Alison is the Queen Bee of her elite seventh grade hive. BFs Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily vie for her attention, even as each of them hides a hideous secret only Alison knows. So when Alison goes missing after a slumber party, never to be seen again, each girl is heartbroken, but also a little relieved. Now it is three years later, and though the four girls have grown apart, they are each still hiding something. Artsy Aria is carrying on an affair with one of her teachers, fashionista Hanna shoplifts to accessorize her trendy outfits, blue-blood Spencer is sleeping with her older sister’s boyfriend, while straight-A Emily is trying to ignore her attraction to a new female classmate. When the girls begin receiving threatening text messages and emails that from someone known only as "A," they must confront the fact that against all odds, it appears Alison is back. Could Alison still be alive? And if so, why is she so determined to uncover all their dirty little secrets?

Debut author Sara Shepard's shamelessly addictive blend of Desperate Housewives and I Know What You Did Last Summer is absolutely delicious. Her infusion of mystery and murder breathes new life into the tired genre of high society chick lit, and will give fans of Gossip Girl and The A-List something new to dig their French-manicured nails into. A cliff-hanging ending will leave readers craving the second title in the planned four-part series. --Jennifer Hubert

From the Back Cover

The first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars.

In ultra-trendy Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four beautiful girls are hiding very ugly secrets. High school juniors Spencer, Hanna, Aria and Emily have grown apart since their best friend Alison DiLaurentis went missing three years ago. But now someone is sending them anonymous notes, threatening to reveal their darkest secrets. There’s only one person who knows that much about them, but Ali’s gone...isn’t she?

Full of unexpected twists and shocking revelations, this series opener that inspired the hit TV show is the perfect beginning for fans.

The Pretty Little Liars Series

• Book 1: Pretty Little Liars
• Book 2: Flawless
• Book 3: Perfect
• Book 4: Unbelievable
• Book 5: Wicked
• Book 6: Killer
• Book 7: Heartless
• Book 8: Wanted
• Book 9: Twisted
• Book 10: Ruthless
• Book 11: Stunning
• Book 12: Burned
• Book 13: Crushed
• Book 14: Deadly
• Book 15: Toxic
• Book 16: Vicious

Don’t miss:

• Pretty Little Liars: Pretty Little Secrets
• Pretty Little Liars: Ali’s Pretty Little Lies

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 006088732X
• ISBN 13: 9780060887322
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 286