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Truth App, The (Liars series)
Jack Heath
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-4986-2
Keywords: Application software, computer crimes, honesty, secrets
Australian teen, Jarli, invents an app that detects conversational truths and falsehoods. It goes viral, but some are willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden.