First published 2021
Ivy just lost the student council election to the class clown. Mateo works two jobs since his family's business collapsed. Cal got stood up again. The three former friends haven't been close in years, but when Cal arrives late to Carlton High and spots Ivy and Mateo, they decide to skip school together like old times. They head into the city hoping to salvage their terrible day. The conversation stays awkward until they notice another Carlton student also cutting class. They follow him and watch him get murdered. Their boring day becomes a nightmare. Each of them knew the dead student. Each of them hides secrets about that connection. Now they wonder if their random reunion was planned all along. Someone wanted them together at that exact moment. Someone wanted them to see what happened. The three friends must figure out who orchestrated their deadly day before they become the next victims.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, young-adult
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Carlton High, City
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: murder, violence