A chilling thriller about an unlikely friendship between a true-crime fan and a former high school classmate suspected of murdering her influencer boyfriend, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Courtney Summers.
On July 28 at 6:30 p.m., Kiri Dunsmore walks out of the desert wearing her boyfriendโs sweatshirt, covered in his blood. Dazed and on the verge of unconsciousness, she tells a cashier that heโs still out there and most likely dead. The disappearance of Callum Massey, a โsurvival guruโ with hundreds of thousands of YouTube followers, rocks the nation. And Kiri is a prime suspect.
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Back in Kiri's hometown, true-crime fanatic Samย is completely hooked on the caseโespecially now that she recognizes the suspect as shy Katie from high school. Although they didnโt know each other well, that doesnโt stop Sam from reaching out to befriend her old classmate.
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But when Kiri starts to confide in her, Sam realizes thereโs more to the story than she had imagined. Can she keep Kiriโs secrets even though revealing them could put her where she's always longed to beโat the center of the story?