First published 2014
Mallory knows she killed Brian. Everyone agrees it was self-defense, so no charges stick. But she cannot recall what happened that night, and Brian's presence seems to linger around her. Her parents send her to Monroe, an elite prep school where nobody knows about her past. She hopes for a clean slate. The strange feelings follow her to Monroe anyway. Then another student dies. Suspicion turns toward Mallory once again. She must recover the buried memories from both fatal nights. Only by remembering can she prove she is innocent of this new death. Mallory fights to reconstruct the truth before others decide her guilt for her. The past refuses to stay buried, and her mind holds the only key to her freedom.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Monroe, Prep School
352 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Content warnings: mental-illness, murder