The truth is elusive from "summary" of One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
The truth is a slippery thing, always just out of reach. It's like trying to grab hold of a handful of water - the harder you try, the more it slips through your fingers. You think you're getting close, that you're finally going to get a grip on it, but then it's gone again, leaving you with nothing but empty hands and a sense of frustration.
In a town like Bayview, where secrets are currency and gossip spreads like wildfire, the truth can be even more elusive. Everyone has something to hide, something they don't want the world to know. And when a new game of Truth or Dare starts circulating, threatening to expose those secrets, the truth becomes even more elusive. People start lying, deceiving, doing whatever it takes to protect themselves and keep their secrets hidden.
But here's the thing about the truth - no matter how hard you try to bury it, it has a way of coming to light. It's like a weed that keeps popping up no matter how many times you try to pull it out. And when the truth finally does come out, it's often more devastating than the lies that were told to protect it.
In Bayview, as in life, the truth is a powerful thing. It has the ability to destroy lives, to tear apart relationships, to change everything in an instant. And yet, despite its power, it remains elusive, always just out of reach. It's a reminder that sometimes the things we most desperately want to know are the things we can never truly grasp.
