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Eigentlich ist der Fall abgeschlossen: Vor fünf Jahren wurde die Schülerin Andie Bell von ihrem Freund Sal Singh ermordet. Die Polizei ist sich sicher, dass es so war. Die ganze Stadt ist sich sicher. Alle - außer Pippa. Für ein Schulprojekt will sie den Fall noch einmal aufrollen. Bewaffnet mit ihrem Laptop, einer Diktiergerät-App und viel Mut beginnt Pippa, Fragen zu stellen. Doch bald merkt sie, dass nicht alle wollen, dass die dunklen Geheimnisse der Vergangenheit gelüftet werden ..

Eigentlich will Izzy Morales bloß mit ihren Freunden den Schulabschluss feiern. Dafür hat ihre beste Freundin Kassidy sie alle in ein Herrenhaus auf einer abgelegenen Insel eingeladen. Am Anfang genießen sie tatsächlich einige glamouröse Tage - bis Kassidys Freund plötzlich tot aufgefunden wird. Kurz nachdem die Polizei auf der Insel eintrifft, bricht ein schlimmer Sturm los. Nun sitzen sie alle auf Ashwood Manor fest. Und schon bald stellt sich heraus: Jeder von ihnen hätte ein Motiv für den Mord gehabt. Doch Izzy ist diejenige, die das Messer mit auf die Insel gebracht hat.

Jaycee and Rachel were best friends. But that was before... before that terrible night at the old house. Before Rachel shut Jaycee out. Before Jaycee chose Skyler over Rachel. Then Rachel is found dead. The police blame a growing gang problem in their small town, but Jaycee is sure it has to do with that night at the old house. Rachel's text is the first clue - starting Jaycee on a search that leads to a shocking secret. Rachel's death was no random crime, and Jaycee must figure out who to trust before she can expose the truth.

When an heiress disappears from her superyacht and security footage shows her getting pushed, the main suspect has to prove her innocence in this thrilling mystery at sea told in reverse chronological order, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Genuine Fraud. It was supposed to be the best-ever...

È passato un anno dalla tragica morte di Simon Kelleher, in tanti hanno cercato di imitare la sua app, ma nessuna è riuscita ad affermarsi, anche perché, prosciolti da ogni accusa Nate, Bronwyn, Addy e Cooper, i gossip portati alla luce si sono sempre rivelati poco appetitosi. Fino a questo momento, almeno.Attraverso la chat degli studenti della Bayview High, infatti, ha preso piede una nuova inquietante versione di Obbligo o verità, destinata a portare alla luce altri oscuri segreti degli allievi della scuola e verso la quale tutti provano una morbosa attrazione.

Sono passati ormai due anni dalla morte di Simon Kelleher e non è stato affatto facile scrollarsi di dosso l'accaduto. Prima di tutto Bronwyn, Cooper, Addy e Nate hanno dovuto provare la loro innocenza e trovare il vero colpevole, poi Maeve, Knox e Phoebe si sono dovuti misurare con un imitatore di Simon. Ora sono tutti di nuovo riuniti per trascorrere insieme l'estate, ognuno con l'idea di andare finalmente avanti con la propria vita. Peccato che a Bayview nulla sia mai facile o scontato.

Amanda Pruitt needs redemption. She is the one, after all, who turned her sister in for murder and anonymously broadcasted her trial to millions on TikTok. And she was wrong. Her sister is innocent, making Amanda the villain—not the hero—all along. So when her childhood best friend's mom is arrested for murdering an eccentric billionaire and refuses to give a statement, Amanda decides to help solve the crime. This could be her second chance. If she can use her TikTok to get the public on her friend's side, the police will have to reopen the investigation.

*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book* ""Listeners will fall under the spell of the prose and narration and won't wake up until the last word is spoken—and maybe not even then. Highly recommended.""—Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author A dark...

There may only be one killer, but no one is innocent in this new young adult thriller from Natasha Preston. They think they can do and say whatever they want. They think there are no consequences. They've left me no choice. It's time for them to pay for their sins. A weekend partying at a remote cabin is just what Mackenzie needs. She can't wait to let loose with her friends. But a crazy night of fun leaves two of them dead - murdered. With no signs of a forced entry or struggle, suspicion turns to the five survivors. Someone isn't telling the truth.

Kaida Hutchenson isn't exactly psyched for the class trip to Carlsbad Caverns. Fourteen hours in a van with preppy jock Zeke Anderson and high school loner Joy Tallon? No, thank you. But when a tragic and explosive accident turns the journey into a nightmare, Kaida would give anything to be back...

Everyone knows Bettina’s father was the one who murdered her mother a decade ago. It’s the subject of podcasts, murder tours, and even a highly anticipated docuseries. But after growing up grappling with what that means, a string of copycat murders forces Bett to answer a harder question: What if he didn’t? Old-money Bett must team up with the only person willing to investigate alongside her: bookish goth girl Eugenia, the mortician’s daughter, who everyone says puts the makeup on corpses. Can this “true crime princess” unmask a murderer who’s much closer to home than she ever imagined?

In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary autistic teen realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life.

Social media influencer Summer Cartwright leads a very charmed life. Every moment of her life has been carefully planned and cultivated to complement her "imperfectly perfect" social media persona. But when Summer goes missing during her annual Halloween party and then an unscheduled post appears on her feed stating that she'll be dead within the next five minutes, those closest to Summer know something isn't quite right—or on-brand.

A en Flanagan sí, perquè encara que ja tingui divuit anys, surti amb la Nines i tingui moto, el primer amor no s'oblida mai. La Clara segueix malvivint a casa dels seus oncles però aquesta vegada els problemes encara són més seriosos, perquè és acusada d'assassinat. El Flanagan està disposat a ajudar-la però ni s'imagina el que descobrirà. Com sempre, les feines de detectiu mai no vénen soles.

When 15-year-old Lucas survives the car accident that kills his parents, one memory stays with him - the wolf that caused the crash. Forced to leave his home and live with his Nan in the Lake District, Lucas struggles to adjust to his strange new world. And when he learns that a wild creature is killing livestock on the mountains, he knows it’s the wolf, that it’s come for him and that he must face it. But that means a confrontation with Nan, school bullies and the authorities. It also means going onto the high fells in a hunt that becomes a matter of life and death.

On the night Donovan Turner is thrown out of a car on a highway in the middle of nowhere, he can barely remember his own name, let alone the past 24 hours. Where is he? Where is his girlfriend, Bee? In an attempt to flag down the next passing car, he startles the driver, causing a fatal accident. With sirens in the distance and the lingering feeling that he's running from something - or someone - Donovan grabs the dead driver's briefcase and flees.

The Mahoney brothers are the golden boys of Rutherford Institute. Collins Pruitt is going to ruin them. Theo Mahoney is well-connected and popular. He’s charming and beloved. But he’s hiding something. Jasper Mahoney is lauded for his intellect and athleticism. He’s studious and focused. But he isn’t as impenetrable as he seems. Collins will earn their trust - and then she’ll destroy them. But the closer she gets, the more she questions the reason she was sent to Rutherford in the first place...and if it’s possible to ruin the Mahoneys without also destroying herself.

In this sequel to The Becoming of Noah Shaw, the companion series to the New York Times best-selling Mara Dyer novels, legacies are revealed, lies are unraveled, and old alliances are forged.

Taylor Markham is now a senior at the Jellicoe School, and has been made leader of the boarders. She is responsible for keeping the upper hand in the territory wars with the townies, and the cadets who camp on the edge of the school's property over summer. She has to keep her students safe and the territories enforced and to deal with Jonah Griggs - the leader of the cadets and someone she'd rather forget. But what she needs to do, more than anything, is unravel the mystery of her past and find her mother.

In the first book of the Shaw Confessions, the companion series to the New York Times best-selling Mara Dyer novels, old skeletons are laid bare and new promises prove deadly. This is what happens after happily ever after. Everyone thinks 17-year-old Noah Shaw has the world on a string. They're wrong. Mara Dyer is the only one he trusts with his secrets and his future. He shouldn't. And both are scared that uncovering the truth about themselves will force them apart. They're right.