The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
Hello Edgar Allan Poe!!!! This amazing mystery/thriller brings aspects from Poe's short story, The Cask of Amontillado. Tress Montor's parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home and that was the might Tress lost everything. She is still be a Montor, but everyone in town rejects her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather who runs what the locals refer to as the “White Trash Zoo.” Tress’s once best Felicity Turnado has it all; looks, money, and a secret that she’s kept hidden. Felicity knows that one slipup could send her plummeting from the top of the social ladder so she has worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montor’s the night they disappeared. Felicity has hidden what she knows so deeply that she can’t even remember what it is, but she knows she can’t look at Tress without having a panic attack. Tress has a plan to pry the truth from Felicity, brick by brick, as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute at the Halloween Party she plans. With a drunken party above them, and a loose panther on the prowl, Tress will have her answers and if not, she will settle for revenge.
Hello Edgar Allan Poe!!!! This amazing mystery/thriller brings aspects from Poe's short story, The Cask of Amontillado. Tress Montor's parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home and that was the might Tress lost everything. She is still be a Montor, but everyone in town rejects her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather who runs what the locals refer to as the “White Trash Zoo.” Tress’s once best Felicity Turnado has it all; looks, money, and a secret that she’s kept hidden. Felicity knows that one slipup could send her plummeting from the top of the social ladder so she has worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montor’s the night they disappeared. Felicity has hidden what she knows so deeply that she can’t even remember what it is, but she knows she can’t look at Tress without having a panic attack. Tress has a plan to pry the truth from Felicity, brick by brick, as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute at the Halloween Party she plans. With a drunken party above them, and a loose panther on the prowl, Tress will have her answers and if not, she will settle for revenge.
Where The Crawdad's Sing by Delia Owens
Rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove for years Barkley Cove is a quiet fishing village where Kya Clark runs barefoot and wild. Many would say she is unfit for polite society. In late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her, especially since it is rumored the two had a relationship. Kya is not what they say, not what she seems. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. While she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be loved and have companionship. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each fascinated by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world, until the unthinkable happens.
Rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove for years Barkley Cove is a quiet fishing village where Kya Clark runs barefoot and wild. Many would say she is unfit for polite society. In late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her, especially since it is rumored the two had a relationship. Kya is not what they say, not what she seems. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. While she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be loved and have companionship. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each fascinated by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world, until the unthinkable happens.
Anna Cicconi arrives in the small Hamptons village of Herron Mills for a summer nanny gig. She has high hopes for a fresh start, as her life is somewhat out of control, but instead she finds ia community on edge after the disappearance of Zoe Spanos, a local girl who has been missing since New Year's Eve. Anna bears an eerie resemblance to Zoe, and her mere presence in town stirs up still-raw feelings about the unsolved case. As Anna delves deeper into the mystery, stepping further and further into Zoe's life, she becomes increasingly convinced that she and Zoe are connected--and that she knows what happened to her. Two months later, Zoe's body is found in a nearby lake, and Anna is charged with manslaughter, because she turned herself in for the murder. Anna's confession is riddled with holes, and Martina Green, teen host of the Missing Zoe podcast, isn't satisfied. Did Anna really kill Zoe? If not, can Martina's podcast uncover the truth?