Author: Brook Lauren Davis
Genre: Mystery
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Summary (provided by publisher): Roxie Clark has seen more dead bodies than your average seventeen-year-old. As a member of the supposedly-cursed Clark family, most of her ancestors have met tragic ends, including her own mother. Instead of fearing the curse, however, Roxie has combined her flair for performance and her gruesome family history into a successful ghost tour. But her tour never covers the most recent body she’s seen—her sister Skylar’s boyfriend, Colin Riley, found murdered in a cornfield.
A year after the murder, Roxie’s desperate to help Skylar find closure and start to heal. Instead, Skylar becomes fixated on finding the killer. As the sisters dig into what really happened, they discover that more than one person has been lying about that night. And the closer they get to the truth, the more Roxie starts to wonder if some scary stories might be better left untold.
My opinion: I liked this book rather more than I thought I would. It's more than just a murder mystery. It's an exploration of the ties between people, of the relationships we're born into and those we choose and the circumstances that strain relationships. The plot is not especially deep and some of the twists are predictable. But the characters are dynamic, deeply flawed and believable. Roxie is self-centered stubborn - in other words, a normal teenager. It may not hold up to repeat reads but for one off entertainment that leaves you with a couple of ideas to chew on, it's a solid choice.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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