Karen M. McManus

_____ A perfect town is hiding secrets. Two teenagers are dead. Two murders unsolved. And a killer who claims to be coming back. _____ Ellery's never been to Echo Ridge, but she's heard all about it. It's where her aunt went missing at age sixteen, never to return. Where a Homecoming Queen's murder five years ago made national news. And where Ellery now has to live with a grandmother she barely knows, after her failed-actress mother lands in rehab. _____ Malcolm grew up in the shadow of the Homecoming Queen's death. His older brother was the prime suspect and left Echo Ridge in disgrace. His mother's remarriage vaulted them to Echo Ridge's upper crust, but it could all change when mysterious threats around town hint that a killer plans to strike again. And the return of Malcolm's brother doesn't help matters. But his return is just a coincidence... isn't it? Ellery and Malcolm both know it's hard to let go when you don't have closure. Then another girl disappears. As they race to unravel what happened, they realise every secret has layers in Echo Ridge. The truth might be closer to home than either of them want to believe. And somebody would kill to keep it hidden.

Two Can Keep a Secret

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Ellie 

“As Julia twirls again, a bolt of hot, white anger pulesthrag. me. It's not a normal reaction to such an innocent moment but the common thread running through this store isit nomad either. Weve all lost our version of a princess, and none of know why. I’m sick of being tangled up in Echo Ridges seams and of the questions that never end. I want answers.”

"It's just- I grew up never knowing what happened to my aunt. Nobody would tell me anything, so I'd read terrible crime stories to try to understand. But all that did was make me more confused and paranoid. Now I'm at the point where I feel like I can't trust anybody who's not my literal twin."

"I don't know how to relate to people. Like, I pretty much only ever had one friend before I moved here."

honestly, that's all i do all day everyday 

Franzi

I've been walking around the neighborhood. It's pretty. Very leafy. I posted a couple of Instagram stories. And made a playlist. 

I could kill Katrin. Not literally. I feel like I have to add that disclaimer even in my own thoughts, given our family history. 

If it doesn't show up soon, I'm going to have to start school in the clothes my grandmother bought at Echo Ridge's one and only clothing store. It's called Dalton's Emporium and also sells kitchen goods and hardware, which should tell you everything you need to know about it's fashion cred. 

People think I had something to do with that? What's next? Am I responsible for global warming now, too?

It's like Children of the Corn around here.

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