In the first book of this suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship … forevermore.
Welcome to Amontillado, Ohio, where your last name is worth more than money, and secrets can be kept … for a price.
Tress Montor knows that her family used to mean something—until she didn’t have a family anymore. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. The entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the “White Trash Zoo.”
Felicity Turnado has it all: looks, money, and a secret. She knows that one misstep could send her tumbling from the top of the social ladder, and she’s worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared. Felicity has buried what she knows so deeply that she can’t even remember what it is … only that she can’t look at Tress without feeling shame and guilt.
But she’ll have to. Tress has a plan. A Halloween costume party at an abandoned house provides the ideal situation for Tress to pry the truth from Felicity—brick by brick—as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute. Tress will have her answers—or settle for revenge.
Topics High school students. Missing persons. Revenge. Friendship. Parties. Halloween. Panthers. Ohio. Edgar Allan Poe.
Trim Size 8 3/10' x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2021-02-22
JLG Release Date Jul 2021
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Mystery High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Mystery High Plus
Mystery High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up This collection offers 14 heart-pounding books per year, packed with suspenseful twists, dark secrets, and fast-paced storytelling. Whether it's a crime to solve or an intense adventure to unravel, these stories will keep readers hooked until the very last page.
14 books per Year
$302.40 per Year
Interests
Fiction, High Interest/Reluctant Reader, Thriller/Horror/Mystery, Novels, Realistic Fiction
Crime: Drug Trafficking/Dealing,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Strong Language