After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and clear her brotherâs name in this âcreepily potent story of a family legacy that gives terrifying shape to monsters real and imaginedâ (Kirkus Reviews) perfect for fans of The Taking of Jake Livingston and Ace of Spades.
Sunny Behre has four siblings, but only one is a murderer.
With the death of Sunnyâs mother, matriarch of the wealthy Behre family, Sunnyâs once picture-perfect life is thrown into turmoil. Her mother had groomed her to be the familyâs next leader, so Sunny is confused when the only instructions her mother leaves is a mysterious note: âTake care of Dom.â
The problem is, her youngest brother, Dom, has always been a near-stranger to SunnyâĶand seemingly a dangerous one, if found guilty of his second-degree murder charge. Still, Sunny is determined to fulfill her motherâs dying wish. But when a classmate is gruesomely murdered, and Sunny finds her brother with blood on his hands, her motherâs simple request becomes a lot more complicated. Dom swears heâs innocent, and although Sunny isnât sure she believes him, she takes it upon herself to look into the murderâmade all the more urgent by the discovery of another body. And another.
As Sunny and Dom work together to track down the culprit, Sunny realizes her other siblings have their own dark secrets. Soon she may have to choose: preserve the family sheâs always loved or protect the brother she barely knowsâand risk losing everything her mother worked so hard to build.