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The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Good Girls

Claire Eliza Bartlett, Lauren Ezzo, Tara Sands

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 1, 2020

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Who it’s for
A sharp-edged high school murder mystery where appearances hide more than they reveal.
Genres
YA Crime Thrillers, YA LGBTQ+, YA Mysteries
Published
HarperCollins, December 1, 2020

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About this book

One of Us Is Lying meets Sadie in this twisty, feminist thriller for the Me Too era. The troublemaker. The overachiever. The cheer captain. The dead girl. Like every high school in America, Jefferson-Lorne High contains all of the above. After the shocking murder of senior Emma Baines, three of her classmates are at the top of the suspect list: Claude, the notorious partier; Avery, the head cheerleader; and Gwen, the would-be valedictorian.

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But appearances are never what they seem. And the truth behind what really happened to Emma may just be lying in plain sight. As long buried secrets come to light, the clock is ticking to find Emma's killer—before another good girl goes down.

Secrets and Suspects

A sharp-edged high school murder mystery where appearances hide more than they reveal.

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  • A suspect-rich mystery with a feminist edge
  • Secrets that unsettle the good-girl label

Expect

  • Three classmates under suspicion
  • Buried secrets and a ticking clock

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+57%
YA Mysteries56%
YA Crime Thrillers42%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • YA Horror
  • YA LGBTQ+
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  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • YA Romance - LGBTQ+
  • Depression for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Claire Eliza Bartlett, Lauren Ezzo, Tara Sands
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
December 1, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Coming of Age