
The Headmaster's List
Roaring Brook Press · Hardcover · February 28, 2023
One of Us Is Lying meets Gossip Girl in The Headmaster's List, an edge-of-your-seat YA thriller about a fatal car crash and the dangerous lengths one teen will go to uncover the truth about what really happened.
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- Who it’s for
- A sleek, school-set thriller for when you want tension with a polished, page-turning glide.
- Genres
- YA Mysteries, Thrillers & Suspense, Boarding School YA
- Published
- Roaring Brook Press, February 28, 2023
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One of Us Is Lying meets Gossip Girl in The Headmaster's List, an edge-of-your-seat YA thriller about a fatal car crash and the dangerous lengths one teen will go to uncover the truth about what really happened. Friday night. The party of the summer. Four teens ride home together. Only one never makes it. When high school sophomore Chris Moore is tragically killed in a car crash, Armstrong Prep is full of questions. Who was at the wheel?
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And more importantly, who was at fault? Eighteen-year-old Spencer Sandoval wishes she knew. As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the reckless driver, she can’t bring herself to defend him. And their messy breakup has nothing to do with it – she can’t remember anything from that night, not even what put her in that car with Ethan, Chris, and Tabby Hill, the new loner in school. The hunt for answers intensifies when a local true crime podcast takes an interest in the case, pushing Spencer further into the depths of this sinister mystery. Was it all just a night out that went very wrong? And is it a coincidence that all but Chris is on Armstrong's esteemed honor roll, the Headmaster’s List? In a place ruled by pedigree and privilege, the truth can only come at a deadly price. Set against the glitz and glamour of an elite LA private school, Melissa de la Cruz's explosive YA thriller is an addictive mystery perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. "There's nothing Melissa de la Cruz can't write, and she continues to prove it with this razor-sharp, glitteringly mysterious thriller! Put The Headmaster's List at the top of your TBR." —Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the And I Darken trilogy "Melissa de la Cruz will keep you guessing - all the way up to the last page even when you think you’ve figured it out! Everything you want in a thriller - a complicated heroine, snarky outsiders, cute boys, and a surprising and insightful story about status, race, class and tragedy in Los Angeles." —Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars
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A sleek, school-set thriller for when you want tension with a polished, page-turning glide.
Come here for
- boarding-school unease
- mystery with romantic static
Expect
- psychological pressure
- death-shadowed stakes
Where it sits
| YA Mysteries | 60% |
|---|---|
| Boarding School YA | 41% |
| Thrillers & Suspense | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Boarding School YA
- Class & Inequality for Teens
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Authors
- Melissa de la Cruz
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Published
- February 28, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Boarding School YA