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The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

The Body Finder

Kimberly Derting

HarperCollins · Paperback · February 15, 2011

The first book in the Body Finder series from Kimberly Derting is equal parts romance and mystery.

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Who it’s for
A supernatural crime mystery keeps romantic tension close to the danger.
Themes
First love, Supernatural perception, Serial-killer threat
Genres
YA Supernatural Thrillers, Paranormal YA Romance, YA Mysteries

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About this book

The first book in the Body Finder series from Kimberly Derting is equal parts romance and mystery. Sixteen-year-old Violet is hiding two secrets. The first is her confusing new feelings for her childhood best friend Jay. The second is her unusual ability to sense the dead...and the people who killed them.

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Violet has never considered her morbid ability to be a gift, but when a serial killer begins terrorizing her small town, Violet realizes she may be the only person who can stop him. Ever protective of her, Jay agrees to help Violet, and as they search, Violet realizes she isn’t the only one whose emotions have changed. But as they fall in love, Violet is also getting closer and closer to discovering the killer...and becoming his prey herself. The Body Finder is the compulsive first book in the four-book Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting.

Mystery With A Pulse

A supernatural crime mystery keeps romantic tension close to the danger.

Come here for

  • A blend of first-love uncertainty and small-town serial-killer suspense
  • A heroine whose unusual ability links the dead to their killers

Expect

  • Romance and mystery sharing the same close, tense orbit
  • A danger that grows as Violet gets closer to the killer

Where it sits

YA Mysteries70%
Paranormal YA Romance65%
YA Supernatural Thrillers43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Holiday YA
  • YA Horror
  • YA Crime & Law
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  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Assimilation for Teens
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Death & Grief for Teens
Authors
Kimberly Derting
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
February 15, 2011
Format
Paperback
Theme
First love · Supernatural perception · Serial-killer threat
Reading lane
Coming of Age