Pip is convinced the murder case that rocked her small town five years ago was solved wrong. For her senior capstone project, she's going to reinvestigate it. A genuinely propulsive YA thriller that reads like a true-crime podcast in novel form — compulsive, clever, and deeply satisfying.
Clean YA — no explicit content, all detective work and danger.
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Moods: Propulsive True Crime Adjacent YA Energy Investigative
Tropes: Amateur Detective Small Town Secrets True Crime Style Female Protagonist
Book 1 of a trilogy — but works reasonably well as a standalone with a satisfying resolution.
Yes — the book is structured with a podcast format, transcripts, and case files. Very cleverly done.
YA — older teen to adult readers all enjoy it.
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