I Don't Wish You Well
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- $159.00
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- $159.00
Descripción editorial
A teen investigative podcaster decides to dig into the truth behind a grisly murder spree that rocked his hometown five years ago, but soon discovers that this cold case is still hiding deadly secrets—in this chilling thriller perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Five years ago, the infamous Trojan murders turned the small town of Moss Pointe, Louisiana into a living nightmare. Four teen boys—all star players on Moss Pointe High's football team—were murdered one after the other by a Trojan-mask wearing killer.
Eventually, the murderer was unmasked. But the community has never forgotten—and some folks in town still wonder whether the police got it right.
Eighteen-year-old Pryce Cummings is one of them. An aspiring journalist, Pryce is pretty sure he just stumbled upon evidence that throws the killer's guilt into question. It's the perfect story for his own podcast, and a reason to go back to the hometown he's avoided since coming to terms with his sexuality while at college.
But in Moss Pointe, digging into the past is anything but welcome. There's so much more to what happened there five years ago, and Pryce is ready to crack it all wide open . . . if he lives to tell the tale.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Emill (Wander in the Dark) balances a taut mystery with incisive, socially charged portrayals of small-town prejudice and corruption in this immersive whodunit. In January 2020, Deuce Beales, a closeted Black teen, purportedly killed four beloved Moss Pointe, La., football players in an alleged murder-suicide. Five years later, 18-year-old Pryce Cummings— a Moss Pointe native and closeted Black freshman journalism major at Whitmore University—stumbles upon a social media post proclaiming Deuce's innocence. Pryce determines to investigate, hoping to turn the lead into a true-crime podcast that might secure him a summer internship and subsequently delay his return to his oppressive, sports-obsessed hometown. Pryce also longs to disrupt the killings' narrative; Moss Pointe community members leverage the event as a cautionary tale about queer youth, which solidifies Pryce's decision to keep his sexuality secret from his religious parents and football star younger brother. As Pryce delves deeper into the inquiry, however, his findings suggest that the true killer is still at large. Interview transcripts, news clippings, and online forum posts intersect Pryce's candid third-person narration, while evocative prose renders a layered, suspenseful telling that mirrors popular investigative media structures. Ages 12–up.
