This was a really great mystery and it kept you guessing until the very end with the red herrings that kept getting thrown in the mix since everyone was a suspect. Even at the end there is still some questions that you are still unsure of the answers to. Brynn is moving back home 4 yrs. after the shocking murder of her favorite teacher Mr. Larkin and the case was never solved. She is starting her senior year and with her dream internship at a true crime show she is determined to find out what really happened. Tripp Talbot her ex best friend was one of the kids who found Mr. Larkins body along with the two most popular kids at school Charlotte and Shane which puts him in the upper hierarchy of the school even though he is there on scholarship. The story is told in alternating pov from Tripp and Brynn and the case slowly unfolds with Tripp & Brynn investigating together once everyone finds out about her internship since she started her investigation undercover. I love Tripp and Brynn’s relationship and how they talk about the misunderstanding that happened before Brynn moved away and why Tripp did what he did. I loved the twists and turns in the investigation and what Brynn’s single minded determination to investigate opened the floodgates for bad things to happen since she just couldn’t leave it alone. The ending left you with questions that I hope get answered in another book.

Thanks to Delacorte Press and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.

Thank you to netgalley for providing an e-galley for review. Nothing more to tell follows Brynn as she returns to Saint Ambrose school after the murder of her favorite teacher. She lands an internship at a true crime show and pitches the murder, that no one was found at fault for. In true McManus style there are twists,turns and shocking surprises that Brynn discovers and becomes a part of.

Karen M. McManus is truly the YA mystery queen. She hasn’t let me down yet and NOTHING MORE TO TELL was no exception. With a setup that included a private school, New England town, true crime TV show, and a murdered teacher, I knew I couldn’t go wrong.

Brynn returns to her old hometown of Sturgis, MA after spending a few years with her family in Chicago. She’s come back to the St. Ambrose School with a small secret: she’s interning at a hot true crime show and trying to figure out who murdered their teacher, Mr. Larkin, four years ago. She falls back in with Tripp, one of her closest friends before she left who tried to push her away; she knows he’s hiding something. Tripp, along with two popular kids Shane and Charlotte, were the ones who found Mr. Larkin dead in the woods behind the school.

As I said, I really enjoyed the setup for this one. There were lots of read-bait elements for me. I had a theory from the beginning as to whodunnit (and only about a quarter of the motive) and my suspicions did get confirmed and fleshed out later on. But honestly, there are a ton of twists in this one. There are so many characters who are semi-involved with things in ways you’d never be able to predict.

I finished this book as the first in my “read 7 books in 7 days” challenge I worked on this month and it was addicting enough to crank through. It was nearly impossible to fit all of the pieces together so I kept trying to guess at what really happened to Mr. Larkin.

Despite being a very well-written and addicting mystery, I’m not sure it will leave a lasting impact on me as a favorite of all time. I’d highly recommend it, especially if you like McManus’s books in general. You likely won’t be disappointed here. I’m struggling to think of what else to even say in this review which further proves my point that it won’t be stuck in my head much longer. All in all though, if you’re wanting an actually twisty YA mystery, pick this one up soon!

I really enjoyed this one! Karen McManus has her style down pat, but it never feels overly repetitive. This book's characters are fleshed out and I liked the mystery the best out of all her standalones.

Solid book with a good mystery behind it.

The storyline kept me interested and guessing as to who was behind the murder(s). It was well thought out and put into play. Characters were likeable but not loveable - typical teens - but had a good and visible support system surrounding them.

I have always loved Ms. McManus' books and this is no exception.

okaaaaaay! this one is one of my favorites by Karen. I loved the fact that there were only two POV’s. I absolutely loooooved Tripp and Brynn ! like 🥹 cuties. just get together lol.
I love how Karen mixes the suspense with a lil bit of romance 🥰! by the end I got a little bit confused and didn’t understand everything but this is also bc whenever I read crime books I have to write down all the names and how they’re related to each other because there are always a million people 😂 (not to compare with one of us is next tho - that one was the worst 😂). and sadly i didn’t do that with this one.. it would have helped ! other than that absolutely loved the whole plot the story developed amazingly the characters were amazing!
this really is one of her best works yet and I’m so proud of her since she is and will forever be an auto buy author for me 🤍

I will never ever tire of Karen and her characters. Nothing More to Tell is a story about a cold case that took place four years ago, when a high school teacher was found death by three students. The new characters were awesome and as usual I read this in one sitting. I am hoping we see these peeps back in another book soon!

I was looking for a book on my tbr stack that would really pull me in and distract me from the awful week I’m having. And then I remembered I had a couple unread Karen McNamanus books.

In this book, Brynn has just moved back to her hometown after being gone for four years. Right before she left, one of the teachers at her school was killed. Surprisingly the murder didn’t have anything to do with her family moving. And it didn’t keep them from moving back. Their family member still lives in a house that they own.

Brynn is not looking forward to going back but she’s trying to see the bright side. She’s a gifted young journalist and she is able to get an internship at a show about murders. She suggests her teacher’s death as a good topic to cover on the show. After all, it felt like his death was explained away way too easily as being done by someone passing through town. Brynn always felt this was suspicious. But who could have killed Mr Larkin if it was intentional? Didn’t everyone love him?

Of course once Brynn starts digging she learns that Mr Larkin was not loved by everybody. And when a memorial project is suggested for Mr Larkin, posters in his memory start getting defaced. It actually seems like some people hated Mr Larkin.

The day Mr Larkin died, three classmates of Brynn’s found him. They were only thirteen at the time. Tripp, and the two other teenagers present have actually turned into the cool kids at school in the years that have passed. Tripp is by far the most likable of the three but all of them seem like they could be keeping secrets.

This is definitely a good mystery. You’ll suspect almost everybody at some point. I will say that it ended too suddenly but it really, really feels like it’s setting up to be the first book in a new series and I’m cool with that.

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. Thank you!

This was a lot of fun and was a step up from You'll Be the Death of Me. Her books are all variations on a theme, but transposing the murder mystery genre into YA connects a lot of reluctant readers with stories that fascinate them. These books are a permanent mainstay in my classroom library and Nothing More to Tell will be a great addition to the shelves.

As with all McManus book's I struggled through it. I had to keep reminding myself to push through it because it all gets better towards the end. And this one was not any different. It is a slow build up that seems like there wont ever be an end but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

It is a good little mystery if you need a book to pass the time. But this is not a quick and easy read, at least not for me.

Her books are either hit or miss for me and this one was a hit. I think it also depends on my mood because sometimes I just CANNOT get behind high schoolers running around solving murders, and then other times I’m cheering on their little badass selves!

I really liked the twists of this one. Who killed the “beloved” teacher? I blamed a lot of different characters in this one and thought for sure I was correct every time. I was not 😆 all the way to the end. Looking back, it was clear that the person showed signs, but it was someone that I just didn’t really consider. I love when that happens!

Just know this was one of her better ones (at least IMO 😁) if you are a McManus fan!

Thank you to @netgalley and @delacortepress for the arc in exchange for my honest review! ❤️

Not my favorite book by McManus, but it was enjoyable enough. This one didn't pull me in line One of us is Lying.

Enjoyable, YA read. It's not One of Us is Lying, but its a good thrilling teen read. I enjoyed it and read it one sitting.

Karen McManus is back with her strongest book in years. She is working at her best here -- the mystery is thrilling, enthralling and I was trying to solve it the entire time. She manages to avoid the cliche ending while also making this feel like an engaging read for teenagers. YA readers who like her other books will flock to this one.

i loved the mystery in this book so much! i was invested from page one and i couldn't put the book down, because i just wanted to see how it would all unravel! i thought the ending was satisfying and i really enjoyed the way mcmanus weaved in all of her past stories to serve this narrative.

I have been putting off reading Karen M. McManus for quite some time now (don't ask me why), so I thought what better book to start with than Nothing More to Tell for #TheYearOfNetGalley? The story was a wild one and I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't what I got and that is in the best way possible! I really enjoyed reading from Brynn's viewpoint, and of course, I loved that she got an internship with a true crime show. I couldn’t help but suspect basically everyone that Brynn looked into, and this book is filled with plenty of red herrings to throw the reader off the scent. We are also lucky enough to get Tripp’s perspective and even though he did a certain mean thing to Brynn, he was still a very likable character and I felt really bad for him. There is no way I would have figured out where this was going to go, and it definitely went somewhere that you are going to have to suspend some disbelief in order to fully appreciate it.

I was especially shocked by the epilogue McManus included, and it left me with hope that we might end up back in this world at some point. There is so much to unpack here, and I would gladly read more about these characters. There are many layers to the story, and I loved the way the author peeled them all back as though peeling an onion. I think that just made the reveals hit even harder and the 2 timelines were brilliant as well. I listened to the audiobook which is narrated by Jesse Vilinsky & Andrew Eiden, and I thought it was very well done and well-cast. I am used to hearing Eiden narrate romance so that was a little odd, but I still loved him for Tripp and Vilinsky was exceptional. This might be my first book by this author, but I will definitely be reading her others now and highly recommend Nothing More to Tell to fans of YA thrillers and mysteries.

This was a fun one! I love Karen McManus books and this one did not disappoint.. A murder mystery that spans decades while including teen angst. 4 enthusiastic stars for this book.

I am a huge Karen M McManus! I was so excited that she has a new book out. In Nothing More to Tell Brynn comes back to a school she previously attended. She also gets a job working for a true crime podcast and at her interview proposes that the podcast cover the murder of her former teacher. They are interested and tell Brynn to do some investigation into the murder. It is a complicated thing to go back and look at who might be guilty among her friends and enemies.

Thank you NetGalley, for the ARC, though this review is woefully overdue.

Karen McManus does it again. Make sure you have time when you begin reading this book. She hooks you on the first page and you don't want to put the book down.

Three 8th graders find the body of a beloved teacher in the woods. Brynn, who's been away since then, returns her senior year to learn the mystery has not been solved. Tripp, her friend who was in the group finding the body, has secrets. Did he kill Mr. Larkin? And why?

Though the book is about high schoolers, there is nothing in the story making inappropriate for middle schoolers. Thank goodness. Now I can recommend like crazy. This book won't stay on the shelf.

As a reader you know what you’re going to get when it comes to Karen M. McManus. Her books are entertaining and page turning. Great YA read in a day mysteries.