Heart-Shaped Lies

Three teens band together to exonerate themselves after learning they simultaneously dated the same internet prankster and are now implicated in his murder. On-screen, New Jersey vlogger Tommy Harding boosts classmate Priscilla Frimpong’s beauty influencer brand and livestreams pranks that notoriously conflate humor with cruelty and humiliate his girlfriend, Kiara Stephens; off-screen, Tommy manipulates and abuses Kiara while secretly wooing Priscilla. Meanwhile, “Miss Bible Thumper” Nevaeh Simon longs to meet her long-distance boyfriend, whose senior bus trip finds him (and Kiara and Priscilla) at the same Florida theme park that hosts her church’s annual conference. But worlds collide when Tommy, publicly outed as a cheater who has exploited all three girls, is found dead in the park and a hacker implicates Kiara, Priscilla, and Nevaeh in the murder, prompting them to reluctantly unite to clear their names. Agyemang (Fibbed) weaves intricate threads of betrayal into a social media–fueled mystery featuring a racially diverse cast. While some plot points stretch credulity, this tightly knit web of carefully layered deceit gives way to a slow-burning friendship story that will entice fans of soapy dramas. Ages 12–up. (Nov.)