Murder on a School Night
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A hilarious murder mystery–rom-com from author and comedian Kate Weston investigates the sinister side of social media when bullying turns bloody—and a string of classmate deaths by menstrual cup and sanitary pad sets amateur sleuth Kerry hot on the trail of a menstrual murderer. Perfect for fans of Truly Devious and Fleabag.
There’s never a good time to find a dead body, sure. But what about finding a dead body while you’re trying to kiss your crush?
Kerry had different plans for her first high school party—like not going. All she wanted to do was stay home in the safety of retro rom-coms and her strict retainer schedule. Instead her BFF, fiercely outgoing mystery-fanatic Annie, has roped her into going to the party to investigate who’s cyberbullying Heather, the most popular girl in school.
Finding herself getting close with her dreamy crush is odd enough, but when the two of them discover Heather’s second in command, Selena, suffocated with a menstrual cup, things get really weird.
And when a second student turns up dead, this time with a sanitary pad across the eyes, Annie and Kerry—no matter how much she resists—are officially on the case to stop the menstrual murderer . . . period.
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Channeling the 1980s cult classic Heathers right down to the croquet set, Weston (Diary of a Confused Feminist) flaunts cozy English charm and puerile slapstick comedy in this propulsive mystery. Unpopular aspiring journalist Kerry would rather be enjoying a peaceful rom-com movie marathon at home than attending the party where she finds that fellow high school senior Selena, a member of the Les Populaires clique, has been suffocated with a menstrual cup. Desperate to clear her name, classmate and party host Heather Stevens—leader of Les Populaires and heir to her family's V-Lyte period product fortune—hires Kerry and her equally unpopular best friend Annie, an amateur sleuth, to investigate Selena's death. While Annie is convinced this is their ticket into the popular crowd, Kerry worries after her friend's increasingly risky maneuvers around solving the crime. When two more deaths occur, the friends debate whether their investigation is worth their own safety. Though the banter sometimes feels outdated ("kills my lady boner"), the girls' chemistry as best friends and partners-in-crime-solving is energizing. Refreshing attention to sex positivity and period politics combined with Weston's timing—both comedic and plot driven—ensure a laugh-out-loud romp. Most characters read as white. Ages 14–up.
