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The Liars Society #3
A Secret Escape
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Expected 7 Apr 26A New York Times bestselling series! The Inheritance Games and One of Us is Lying for middle grade — an unforgettable mystery featuring a secret society, a mysterious island, and dangerous family secrets.
The game starts now. Jack and Weatherby—the newest members of Last Heir, the most powerful secret society in the world—have landed at an exclusive prep school in the Swiss Alps, ready to win big.
Last Heir is offering the chance of a lifetime: millions of dollars, a private island, and a powerful spot in the society’s inner circle. Not everyone has the same reasons for playing, but with money, power, and influence up for grabs, everyone wants to win. Too bad they’re not all playing by the same rules.
New York Times bestselling author Alyson Gerber crafts an explosive, high-octane mystery that will immerse readers in a world of dangerous riddles, friendship and betrayal, and an addictive search for the truth.
The game starts now. Jack and Weatherby—the newest members of Last Heir, the most powerful secret society in the world—have landed at an exclusive prep school in the Swiss Alps, ready to win big.
Last Heir is offering the chance of a lifetime: millions of dollars, a private island, and a powerful spot in the society’s inner circle. Not everyone has the same reasons for playing, but with money, power, and influence up for grabs, everyone wants to win. Too bad they’re not all playing by the same rules.
New York Times bestselling author Alyson Gerber crafts an explosive, high-octane mystery that will immerse readers in a world of dangerous riddles, friendship and betrayal, and an addictive search for the truth.
320 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication April 7, 2026
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Alyson Gerber
8 books331 followersAlyson Gerber is the NYTimes and USA TODAY bestselling author of The Liars Society series and critically acclaimed, middle grade novels. A former marketing director, Alyson earned her MFA in creative writing at the New School. She grew up in New England and now lives in New York City with her family. Follow her @AlysonGerber and at alysongerber.com
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September 26, 2025
Book 3️⃣ in @the_liars_society MG mystery series will keep you on your toes!
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Jack and Weatherby are now official members of The Last Heir, a worldwide secret society and are headed to a Swiss boarding school. They’ve barely arrived and suddenly someone who they needed info from is dead and the killer wants a key, going so far as to kidnap one of The Liars to get it. Can the group with their new friend (or foe?) Axton figure out who is behind the murder or will one of them be next?
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Ok by why is @alysongerber so good?! This series just keeps getting better and better! Fans of The Inheritance Games and Truly Devious will find a new favorite in the middle grade age with this title releasing April 7 from @scholastic
CW: parental death, parental abandonment, confinement, kidnapping
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Jack and Weatherby are now official members of The Last Heir, a worldwide secret society and are headed to a Swiss boarding school. They’ve barely arrived and suddenly someone who they needed info from is dead and the killer wants a key, going so far as to kidnap one of The Liars to get it. Can the group with their new friend (or foe?) Axton figure out who is behind the murder or will one of them be next?
🤫
Ok by why is @alysongerber so good?! This series just keeps getting better and better! Fans of The Inheritance Games and Truly Devious will find a new favorite in the middle grade age with this title releasing April 7 from @scholastic
CW: parental death, parental abandonment, confinement, kidnapping
October 21, 2025
The game is on. Jack and Weatherby have joined Last Heir—a secret society so powerful it makes royalty look broke. Their mission? Survive an elite prep school in the Swiss Alps and outsmart the competition for the ultimate prize: millions, an island, and a seat among the world’s most powerful.
But when everyone’s playing for keeps—and no one’s following the same rules—the real question isn’t who will win. It’s who will make it out.
What would you risk for everything?
Who would you trust when the stakes turn deadly?
And how far is too far to win?
Just when I figured it out, along comes another twist I did NOT see coming! Alyson Gerber is at it again. Another non stop, edge of your seat, addition to her Liar's Society series...now to wait for book 4!!!
But when everyone’s playing for keeps—and no one’s following the same rules—the real question isn’t who will win. It’s who will make it out.
What would you risk for everything?
Who would you trust when the stakes turn deadly?
And how far is too far to win?
Just when I figured it out, along comes another twist I did NOT see coming! Alyson Gerber is at it again. Another non stop, edge of your seat, addition to her Liar's Society series...now to wait for book 4!!!
October 16, 2025
What an excellent addition to the Liars Society story! I definitely want to go to Switzerland after reading this. The mystery was intriguing and kept me guessing through every twist and turn. This book was definitely more intense than the first two, and it will be an immediate purchase for my middle school library. I can’t wait for the next book!
December 23, 2025
The first two in this series are GREAT, but this one? 🔥 LOVE!
November 1, 2025
The best (and worst) part of this book was the ending. YAY more fun with Weatherby, Jack, and the gang, but BOO we have to wait!
September 19, 2025
I love this series!
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February 25, 2026.·´¯`·.·★ 🎀𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭🎀 ★·.·`¯´·.
🌸 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 So excited to read this one! Counting the days! Also the song Family Line by Conan Gray matches Jack so much! And the song Bloodline by Alex Warren matches Jack and Ford!
Edit: (about) 5 months! We can do it!!! Also I love this cover but am I the only one that thinks book 1's cover was the most 𝓼𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰? 😊 Edit 2: Almost 4 months but I don't think I can wait much longer!!!! 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 🌸 Edit 3: IM GOING TO GO CRAZZZY WAITING FOR THIS MASTERPIECE!!
Edit 4: deep breaths Okay, I am going to be civil now.
Edit 5: Exactly 100 days until this beauty of a book comes to my grimy little fingers.
I WANT IT AND NEED IT
Edit 6: 2 months guys! I'm so excited!!! If this book is as good as the others so far, it will end up being my favorite book series because I loved books 1 and 2. Even though I'm pretty sure this isn't the last one. JUST PREORDERED!!
🌸 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 So excited to read this one! Counting the days! Also the song Family Line by Conan Gray matches Jack so much! And the song Bloodline by Alex Warren matches Jack and Ford!
Edit: (about) 5 months! We can do it!!! Also I love this cover but am I the only one that thinks book 1's cover was the most 𝓼𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰? 😊 Edit 2: Almost 4 months but I don't think I can wait much longer!!!! 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 🌸 Edit 3: IM GOING TO GO CRAZZZY WAITING FOR THIS MASTERPIECE!!
Edit 4: deep breaths Okay, I am going to be civil now.
Edit 5: Exactly 100 days until this beauty of a book comes to my grimy little fingers.
I WANT IT AND NEED IT
Edit 6: 2 months guys! I'm so excited!!! If this book is as good as the others so far, it will end up being my favorite book series because I loved books 1 and 2. Even though I'm pretty sure this isn't the last one. JUST PREORDERED!!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
What worked:
The book does a decent job of recapping previous events, so new readers won’t feel totally lost. The story alternates between Jack and Weatherby’s points of view, as they’re thrown into the middle of family and Liars Society drama. Jack’s father is one of the leaders of the society, but Jack hates his father’s ruthlessness and malevolence. His father will do anything, including murder, to maintain power and leverage over others. Weatherby’s father also detests him, even though they’re brothers. Weatherby would like to be closer to her father, but she barely knows him. She doesn’t think he’s capable of killing, but it bothers her that she can’t be certain.
Jack and Weatherby don’t want to live in a family where deceit has kept their fathers estranged and feuding. The cousins hope to discover a secret truth that will bring their fathers down. In addition, they’re competing with other new members of the Liars Society, with the reward being money and power. Jack and Weatherby team up with close friends, but the prize can’t be shared among them. Some members of the Liars Society don’t agree with this competition, and an anonymous person threatens the cousins. They assume the threat comes from an individual who committed a recent murder. They pursue the reward despite this danger, and they’re not sure how their fathers would react to them trying to reveal the family secret. They wouldn’t kill their own children, would they?
The plot is a blend of quest and mystery, as the characters follow a path leading to the ultimate prize. Characters failing to collect small stones at each step are eliminated, as they won’t uncover the next clue. However, the instructions say there aren’t any governing rules, and anything goes. Jack and Weatherby get help from their friends, and some competitors think that’s cheating. Nope! Readers may be surprised as secret alliances are revealed, and they won’t know who can be trusted. They’re all part of the Liar’s Society, so that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Jack and Weatherby eventually learn the family secret, but readers should know that there will be a fourth book.
What didn’t work as well:
There are many characters, and it’s not always easy to understand their relationships. Jack and Weatherby can’t be totally honest with their friends, and this causes conflict between Weatherby and a former close friend.
The final verdict:
I didn’t read the first two books in the series, but readers can still enjoy this one independently. This strategy may leave readers with questions about the characters, so it’s not my recommendation. The plot is intriguing and dramatic, as the characters follow the clues to uncover the family secret. I recommend you read this book after starting the series from the beginning.
The book does a decent job of recapping previous events, so new readers won’t feel totally lost. The story alternates between Jack and Weatherby’s points of view, as they’re thrown into the middle of family and Liars Society drama. Jack’s father is one of the leaders of the society, but Jack hates his father’s ruthlessness and malevolence. His father will do anything, including murder, to maintain power and leverage over others. Weatherby’s father also detests him, even though they’re brothers. Weatherby would like to be closer to her father, but she barely knows him. She doesn’t think he’s capable of killing, but it bothers her that she can’t be certain.
Jack and Weatherby don’t want to live in a family where deceit has kept their fathers estranged and feuding. The cousins hope to discover a secret truth that will bring their fathers down. In addition, they’re competing with other new members of the Liars Society, with the reward being money and power. Jack and Weatherby team up with close friends, but the prize can’t be shared among them. Some members of the Liars Society don’t agree with this competition, and an anonymous person threatens the cousins. They assume the threat comes from an individual who committed a recent murder. They pursue the reward despite this danger, and they’re not sure how their fathers would react to them trying to reveal the family secret. They wouldn’t kill their own children, would they?
The plot is a blend of quest and mystery, as the characters follow a path leading to the ultimate prize. Characters failing to collect small stones at each step are eliminated, as they won’t uncover the next clue. However, the instructions say there aren’t any governing rules, and anything goes. Jack and Weatherby get help from their friends, and some competitors think that’s cheating. Nope! Readers may be surprised as secret alliances are revealed, and they won’t know who can be trusted. They’re all part of the Liar’s Society, so that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Jack and Weatherby eventually learn the family secret, but readers should know that there will be a fourth book.
What didn’t work as well:
There are many characters, and it’s not always easy to understand their relationships. Jack and Weatherby can’t be totally honest with their friends, and this causes conflict between Weatherby and a former close friend.
The final verdict:
I didn’t read the first two books in the series, but readers can still enjoy this one independently. This strategy may leave readers with questions about the characters, so it’s not my recommendation. The plot is intriguing and dramatic, as the characters follow the clues to uncover the family secret. I recommend you read this book after starting the series from the beginning.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
Alyson Gerber’s The Liar’s Society started out with a bang and each book has been full of exciting puzzles, anagrams, secrets, lies and reveals, but this is likely the most thrilling of the trio so far.
Studying abroad in Switzerland has been a heady experience for Weatherby and Jack plus a handful of their friends but it gets much more challenging when Cressida Held, a countess and a member of The Last Heir’s voting council and inner circle of power, declares a game to determine who among the newest members of the secret organization will take her place. Of course Jack’s father intends for him to win, thus further cementing the Hunt hold on power and wealth among the group but Cressida’s own son is a competitor in the game as well as Weatherby, Prescott, Iris, Teddie and several European recent additions to The Last Heir. And along with this new competition, Weatherby and Jack have still got to figure out how to use Grier Bishop’s key to unlock her safety deposit box and uncover what secrets she has been protecting.
The game is afoot and long held alliances will not stay firm, there is another murder, friends may prove to be unfaithful, and so many lies are uncovered which, as Gerber has already done in books 1 and 2, only lead to more surprises and questions. Love new character Axton and the easy way some in the group become more than just friends. Also well done is the way that Gerber allows some key players to be sucked into the power play and let deceit rule their decision-making with one experiencing regret and striving for redemption and one finding that hurting others is an effective tool while playing the game. Can’t wait to see what comes next and wonder how many books the author finds necessary to tie up all the loose ends so that our favorite characters can relax a little and live happily ever after!
Highly recommended for lovers of action adventure and puzzle-solving middle grade thrillers.
Target age range: grades 5-8 (younger could read it but it takes quite a lot to keep all the truths,lies and family trees straight)
Profanity: none
Sexual content: none
Violence: no blood, but there is a murder by poisoning and a kidnapped character is harshly handled and left to die
Representation: primarily Caucasian, wealthy main characters but a little bit of color and less well to do mixed in, however, physical descriptions are not emphasized.
LBGTQ+: none
Thanks for the eARC, Edelweiss and Scholastic.
Studying abroad in Switzerland has been a heady experience for Weatherby and Jack plus a handful of their friends but it gets much more challenging when Cressida Held, a countess and a member of The Last Heir’s voting council and inner circle of power, declares a game to determine who among the newest members of the secret organization will take her place. Of course Jack’s father intends for him to win, thus further cementing the Hunt hold on power and wealth among the group but Cressida’s own son is a competitor in the game as well as Weatherby, Prescott, Iris, Teddie and several European recent additions to The Last Heir. And along with this new competition, Weatherby and Jack have still got to figure out how to use Grier Bishop’s key to unlock her safety deposit box and uncover what secrets she has been protecting.
The game is afoot and long held alliances will not stay firm, there is another murder, friends may prove to be unfaithful, and so many lies are uncovered which, as Gerber has already done in books 1 and 2, only lead to more surprises and questions. Love new character Axton and the easy way some in the group become more than just friends. Also well done is the way that Gerber allows some key players to be sucked into the power play and let deceit rule their decision-making with one experiencing regret and striving for redemption and one finding that hurting others is an effective tool while playing the game. Can’t wait to see what comes next and wonder how many books the author finds necessary to tie up all the loose ends so that our favorite characters can relax a little and live happily ever after!
Highly recommended for lovers of action adventure and puzzle-solving middle grade thrillers.
Target age range: grades 5-8 (younger could read it but it takes quite a lot to keep all the truths,lies and family trees straight)
Profanity: none
Sexual content: none
Violence: no blood, but there is a murder by poisoning and a kidnapped character is harshly handled and left to die
Representation: primarily Caucasian, wealthy main characters but a little bit of color and less well to do mixed in, however, physical descriptions are not emphasized.
LBGTQ+: none
Thanks for the eARC, Edelweiss and Scholastic.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus
Having gotten into the Last Heir Society (an anagram for Liar's Club), Jack, Weatherby, and the others are in the society's Alpine Bunker in St. Moritz with the 18 new members. They are invited to participate in la Victoir garment to choose a new member of the voting council, and there can only be one winner of the scavenger hunt. This winner also gets 5 million Swiss francs a year, a private jet, and some islands. Cressida Held (who is Axton's mother) talks to Weatherby alone, and she is soon even more motivated to participate. There is sledding, murder, kidnapping, puzzles, anagrams galore, and lots of in fighting and treachery. But it's not over yet. The ending (which I do not want to spoil) leaves this open for yet another book.
I loved the first book, and I can see this being popular with readers who like clue oriented mysteries and puzzles like the ones in Currie's The Mystery of the Locked Room or Reese's Puzzle heart. If this were the last book in the series, I would buy it so I had a complete set, but my students are no longer reading past book three in series, and my budget has been cut 20% from what it was in 2003 (which is half of what it was in 2002), so I may not purchase.
Liar's Society
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Having gotten into the Last Heir Society (an anagram for Liar's Club), Jack, Weatherby, and the others are in the society's Alpine Bunker in St. Moritz with the 18 new members. They are invited to participate in la Victoir garment to choose a new member of the voting council, and there can only be one winner of the scavenger hunt. This winner also gets 5 million Swiss francs a year, a private jet, and some islands. Cressida Held (who is Axton's mother) talks to Weatherby alone, and she is soon even more motivated to participate. There is sledding, murder, kidnapping, puzzles, anagrams galore, and lots of in fighting and treachery. But it's not over yet. The ending (which I do not want to spoil) leaves this open for yet another book.
I loved the first book, and I can see this being popular with readers who like clue oriented mysteries and puzzles like the ones in Currie's The Mystery of the Locked Room or Reese's Puzzle heart. If this were the last book in the series, I would buy it so I had a complete set, but my students are no longer reading past book three in series, and my budget has been cut 20% from what it was in 2003 (which is half of what it was in 2002), so I may not purchase.
Liar's Society
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Risky Game
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
ARC provided by Netgalley.
Weatherby and Jack are still on a quest for the truth about their family. Now they are in Switzerland attending a boarding school and competing in another Last Heir challenge. This time they could win power in Last Heir, a private island, but most of all answers about their family's past. Along with their fellow Liars Society crew, the two work together to solve the clues to the new game while simultaneously trying to get access to a safe deposit box that contains answers they are looking for. But someone does not want them seeing the contents of that box and will seemingly stop at nothing to keep them from getting their hands on it.
This new installment in the Liars Society series will keep your readers happy. It is thrilling and filled with intrigue, danger, and lots of twists and turns. It once again leaves us wanting more at the end. This book would not be a good stand alone, but readers of the first two books will want to get their hands on it. It's going in my classroom for sure. I already have a waiting list of students hoping to be the first to read it!
Weatherby and Jack are still on a quest for the truth about their family. Now they are in Switzerland attending a boarding school and competing in another Last Heir challenge. This time they could win power in Last Heir, a private island, but most of all answers about their family's past. Along with their fellow Liars Society crew, the two work together to solve the clues to the new game while simultaneously trying to get access to a safe deposit box that contains answers they are looking for. But someone does not want them seeing the contents of that box and will seemingly stop at nothing to keep them from getting their hands on it.
This new installment in the Liars Society series will keep your readers happy. It is thrilling and filled with intrigue, danger, and lots of twists and turns. It once again leaves us wanting more at the end. This book would not be a good stand alone, but readers of the first two books will want to get their hands on it. It's going in my classroom for sure. I already have a waiting list of students hoping to be the first to read it!
November 20, 2025
ARC provided by NetGalley.
Weatherby, along with seventeen other competitors, travels to Switzerland to take part in the seventy-second La Victoire, a high-stakes competition to earn a coveted spot in the Last Heir’s inner circle, plus extravagant prizes like a private jet and an island called Îles de Charads. Only one winner will emerge from this scavenger-hunt-style challenge, which tests both physical endurance and mental sharpness.
As they race to solve a series of intricate puzzles, long-buried secrets about the Hunt family may finally come to light, if the mysterious letter left by Grier before her death is real. Packed with twists, turns, backstabbing, and even kidnapping, this book delivers everything middle-grade readers crave in a mystery. Secrets unravel, family bonds stretch to the breaking point, and the excellent writing keeps the pages turning.
Weatherby, along with seventeen other competitors, travels to Switzerland to take part in the seventy-second La Victoire, a high-stakes competition to earn a coveted spot in the Last Heir’s inner circle, plus extravagant prizes like a private jet and an island called Îles de Charads. Only one winner will emerge from this scavenger-hunt-style challenge, which tests both physical endurance and mental sharpness.
As they race to solve a series of intricate puzzles, long-buried secrets about the Hunt family may finally come to light, if the mysterious letter left by Grier before her death is real. Packed with twists, turns, backstabbing, and even kidnapping, this book delivers everything middle-grade readers crave in a mystery. Secrets unravel, family bonds stretch to the breaking point, and the excellent writing keeps the pages turning.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
My favorite book in The Liars Society series is still the first, when the world of Weatherby felt new and unfamiliar. By book three, the heavy reliance on anagrams as the solution to nearly everything started to feel repetitive, and I found myself struggling through some of the back-and-forth action in the middle.
That said, the series as a whole is still quite entertaining, and I know many of my students would disagree with my take. Fans will also be happy to know that the cliffhanger ending clearly hints that more adventures are on the way.
That said, the series as a whole is still quite entertaining, and I know many of my students would disagree with my take. Fans will also be happy to know that the cliffhanger ending clearly hints that more adventures are on the way.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
I may be an adult but this book kept me fully engaged and wanting to know more with every turn of the page. Gerber continues the story of Weatherby and Jack as they travel abroad in Switzerland and the change of scenery does nothing to slow the mystery and intrigue at every turn!
August 3, 2025
This might be my favorite Liars Society yet!
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