Murder Between Friends
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Descrizione dell’editore
Two years ago, the murder of a neighbor tore three best friends apart--now the killer is going to walk free and the ex-friends are going to have to face the past--and each other--in another twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Agathas.
Grace, Henry, and Ally grew up together on the same block. They used to be best friends--until Grace's testimony put Henry's brother, Jake, away for killing their English teacher. Now, two years later, Ally and Henry hate Grace, and Grace is doubting what she thinks she saw that night.
It feels like everyone's getting a second chance, then, when due to a mistrial, Jake is suddenly released. And Henry knows his brother is innocent, but when Grace reaches out to say she’s rethinking what she saw the night of the murder, Jake’s reaction is confusing. He doesn’t want Henry—or Grace--getting involved.
For Ally not getting involved isn’t an option, and there’s nothing Grace can say to convince Ally she’s not the enemy. But can Ally afford to push Grace out when she’s one of the only other people willing to believe in Jake’s innocence?
The clock is ticking. Jake’s new trial date is about to be set, and he's sure to be found guilty again unless there's new evidence to prove he's innocent. Grace, Henry, and Ally are going to have to decide whether you can trust an old friend now that they’re your enemy.
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Three teens form an uneasy alliance to prove a classmate's innocence in this appealing murder mystery by Lawson (The Night in Question). After high schooler Jake Hanson is found guilty of murdering popular English teacher Miriam Appelbaum—whose body was found stuffed into her own garage freezer—he's sentenced to 25 to life. When he's released 13 months later on a technicality, residents of his Brawner, Va., hometown call for a retrial, prompting Jake's brother Henry, and Henry's BFF Ally Copeland, to gather evidence that could exonerate him. The duo is approached by fellow student Grace Topham, who testified that she saw Jake entering Ms. Appelbaum's backyard the evening of the murder but is now having second thoughts about what she noticed ("I keep wondering... did I make a mistake? Did I not actually see him that night?"). Though Ally's distrust of and Henry's previous romantic involvement with Grace cause tension, the trio team up, seeking to exonerate Jake. Using Ally's investigative know-how—which she learned from her late journalist father—they unearth information that suggests a more sinister game is afoot. It's a fair-play mystery that features shocking twists and complex friendship dynamics in equal measure. The protagonists read as white. Ages 12–up.
