Author of Easy Read YA and Hi/Low MG Books
By the Time You Read This I’ll Be Gone
Description:
Small town murders. Big time thrills. A suspenseful, modern update of the classic mystery TV series that's perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Sadie, and Gossip Girl. "Killers walk among us. Statistically, at least one of them knows your name…" Beatrice Fletcher is obsessed with unsolved murders in her small town of Cabot Cove, Maine like her great-aunt Jessica, the famous mystery writer. But when her best friend Jackson goes missing, this time the mystery is personal. Then Jackson fails to show up for a late night meet-up, and instead, Bea stumbles upon three students from the elite Broadmoor Academy: overly-friendly and slightly vicious Leisl, her aloof twin brother, Leif, and Carlos, who knows more about, well, everything than he’s letting on. They’re worldly, secretive, and big on playing games like tenace, the hush-hush Broadmoor tradition where anything or anyone can be a clue to future fame and fortune, and players will stop at nothing -- including murder -- to get ahead. If Bea wants to find Jackson, she too must join the game and play to win. Everyone in Cabot Cove has secrets, and it’s up to Bea to ferret them out before it’s too late in this thrilling modern update of the classic television show.
Reader's Review:
“Murder She Wrote” by Stephanie Kuehn was indeed a mystery, though not what I was expecting. Throughout most of the story the protagonist searched for not only the guilty party but also for the victim. I don’t think I will be giving away too much to say that the protagonist, the niece of the well known Jessica Fletcher character, has almost no one that she can fully trust. It certainly makes for a tense life for this young “detective” following in her aunt’s footsteps.There was a notable quote that stood out for me that I think is worth sharing particularly in today’s environment. “No matter what side you are on (politically), you can’t rationalize cruelty because you see yourself as the hero. By definition, a hero isn’t cruel.”Getting back to my review of the book, I would additionally say that the climax was stretched out too much. It seemed like the explanation of what had happened flowed very slowly. I missed the ‘Voila’ moment.