by Sara Shepard
Part of Pretty Little Liars, book 7
First published 2010
Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily discover a corpse hidden in Rosewood's woods. When they bring police to the location, the body has vanished completely. The woods catch fire soon after, and during the blaze, all four girls spot someone who appears identical to their dead friend Ali walking through the flames. Nobody believes their story since Ali cannot possibly be alive. The town dismisses the girls as attention seekers making up wild tales. The friends insist they are finally telling the truth after years of lies and secrets. Now the actual murderer begins hunting them down while everyone else refuses to take their warnings seriously. The girls must convince someone to believe them before they become the next victims. Their credibility has been destroyed by past deceptions, leaving them isolated and vulnerable when they need help most desperately.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: isolated, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Rosewood
274 pages · Hardcover · HarperTeen
Content warnings: murder