Author: Gabriella Lepore
Publication Date: 21 September
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Page Count: 320
Reading Method: Physical ARC [thank you to the publisher!]
Dates Read: 11 September
Synopsis:
When Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole find Colleen O’Dell’s body floating off the shore of their coastal town, the community of Gardiners Bay is shaken. But even more shocking is the fact that her drowning was no accident.
Once Jenna’s best friend becomes a key suspect, Jenna starts to look for answers on her own. As she uncovers scandals inside Preston Prep School leading back to Rookwood reform school, she knows she needs Adam on her side.
As a student at Rookwood, Adam is used to getting judgmental looks, but now his friends are being investigated by the police. Adam will do whatever he can to keep them safe, even if that means trusting Jenna.
As lies unravel, the truth starts to blur. Only one thing is certain: somebody must take the fall.
Review:
What a twisty, fun little mystery. This has everything a teen thriller/mystery needs: private school setting, mysterious love interest, amateur sleuthing…
Jenna must take the investigation into her own hands when her best friend becomes the key suspect in the murder of the girl Adam fund floating off the shore – Colleen O’Dell. Colleen may have been your typical mean girl, but she had quite a bit of mystery surrounding her in the days leading up to her death. Caught in her web were Adam’s best friends from the local reform school. As the story picks up, everyone becomes a suspect.
I managed to read this one in one sitting. The writing was fast paced and engaging, the characters interesting, and it was incredibly fun to follow along with Jenna as she worked to solve the mystery of who is running around killing high schoolers. At no point did I think I had the ending figured out and it was a nice surprise!
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