An intense friendship ends in murder in this chilling YA debut. Last summer, Sara Ellis was found dead. Her friend Mandy is the only one who knows what really happened to Sara, and this summer, she’s desperate to keep it a secret.

For a few weeks every summer, Sara Ellis was Mandy’s best friend. At Highmark, the lake resort where their families vacationed, the two were in a world of their own. Or at least Mandy got to be part of Sara’s world.

But now Sara’s dead. She was found by the lake last summer. The police ruled her death an accident, a result of drinking and impaired judgment. For the past year, Mandy’s coped by escaping—leaving home and barely keeping it together at college. The last thing she wants to do is go back to her family’s cabin at Highmark this summer, but her parents think she needs closure.The moment she arrives,though, it’s clear that some guests and staff at Highmark think someone killed Sara Ellis. Which is just what Mandy’s afraid of—because she knows how Sara died. And if she’s not careful, they’ll figure out it’s all her fault.

As evidence resurfaces and anonymous accusations are spray-painted in front of her family’s cabin, Mandy knows she has to confront the truths she’s been avoiding about last summer. Because someone wants to make her pay for what happened to Sara that night.

Roselyn Clarke (@roselynclarkebooks) writes about the things that haunt us—relationships, mistakes, monsters. She studied psychology (and remains fascinated by the strange places to which the mind wanders) and lives in the D.C. area, where she works in communications. When she’s not writing, she’s buying plants that may or may not survive and daydreaming about future travels. You can connect with her online for bookish content and life updates. If you want a behind-the-curtain look at her writing process or craft advice, you can sign up for her newsletter on her website.

Jenni Howell tried out archaeology, linguistics, mongoose herding (known to some as “teaching”), finance, and espionage, but always got bored. Now she writes books, so her entire world changes every six months—and she will never be bored again.

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