First published 2014
Lawyer Kate Baron races to her daughter Amelia's elite private school after getting word that her reliable, hardworking daughter has been suspended for cheating. Kate arrives to devastating news: Amelia is dead, having jumped from the school roof. As Kate reels from shock and grief, an anonymous text message arrives claiming Amelia didn't jump. Kate begins digging through her daughter's digital footprint, searching emails, text messages, and Facebook posts to understand what happened in Amelia's final days. Her investigation reveals secrets that paint a much darker picture than Kate ever imagined. The truth about what drove her daughter to that rooftop proves more sinister than a mother's worst fears.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: secrets, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Elite Private School
Period: Contemporary
396 pages · Paperback · Luitingh-Sijthoff
Content warnings: mental-illness, suicide