PublishedKids Can Press, January 2024 |
ISBN9781525312557 |
FormatSoftcover, 392 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14.6cm |
A timely edge-of-your-seat thriller from a debut writer to watch. Caroline is only three months from her great escape --- leaving behind her rigid prep school and the parents who think they can convert her to being straight --- when her best friend, Madison, goes missing.
There's no question that Caroline will get involved in the investigation. After all, she has her own reasons for not trusting the police, and she owes Madison big time. But Caroline uncovers a wider mystery as she follows the clues, with other missing girls and no one on the case. Why isn't anyone looking for these girls? And what's the connection between them and Madison? Could it be . . . Caroline herself? A timely edge-of-your-seat thriller from a debut writer to watch. Caroline Lawson is three months away from freedom, otherwise known as graduation day. That's when she'll finally escape her rigid prep school and the parents who thought they could convert her to being straight. Until then, Caroline is keeping her head down, pretending to be the perfect student even though she is crushed by her family and heartbroken over the girlfriend who left for California. But when her best friend Madison disappears, Caroline feels compelled to get involved in the investigation. She has her own reasons not to trust the police, and she owes Madison - big time. Suddenly Caroline realizes how little she knew of what her friend was up to. Caroline has some uncomfortable secrets about the hours before Madison disappeared, but they're nothing compared to the secrets Madison has been hiding. And why does Mr. McCormack, their teacher, seem to know so much about them? It's only when Caroline discovers other missing girls that she begins to close in on the truth. Unlike Madison, the other girls are from the wrong side of the tracks. Unlike Madison's, their disappearances haven't received much attention. Caroline is determined to find out what happened to them and why no one seems to notice. But as every new discovery leads Caroline closer to the connection between these girls and Madison, she faces an unsettling truth. There's only one common denominator between the disappearances: Caroline herself. AGES: 14 to 18 AUTHOR: Andrea Contos is an award-winning writer of young adult mysteries and thrillers. She's the author of Tell Me No Lies, Out of the Fire and Throwaway Girls. Andrea is an ITW award winner for Best Young Adult Novel, and her debut was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2020. You can find her on Twitter at @Andrea_Contos, Instagram at @andreaacontos, and her website at www.andreacontos.com SELLING POINTS: . This debut novel delivers suspense, action, plot twists and setbacks at rapid-fire pace - everything you could ask for from a thriller . YA thrillers are having a moment, topping bestseller lists and fueling many TV and film adaptations . This book also raises timely issues about class differences and their effect on law enforcement
