Overview
After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and clear her brother’s name in this “creepily potent story of a family legacy that gives terrifying shape to monsters real and imagined” (Kirkus Reviews) perfect for fans of The Taking of Jake Livingston and Ace of Spades. Sunny Behre has four siblings, but only one is a murderer. With the death of Sunny’s mother, matriarch of the wealthy Behre family, Sunny’s once picture-perfect life is thrown into turmoil. Her mother had groomed her to be the family’s next leader, so Sunny is confused when the only instructions her mother leaves is a mysterious note: “Take care of Dom.” The problem is, her youngest brother, Dom, has always been a near-stranger to Sunny…and seemingly a dangerous one, if found guilty of his second-degree murder charge. Still, Sunny is determined to fulfill her mother’s dying wish. But when a classmate is gruesomely murdered, and Sunny finds her brother with blood on his hands, her mother’s simple request becomes a lot more complicated. Dom swears he’s innocent, and although Sunny isn’t sure she believes him, she takes it upon herself to look into the murder—made all the more urgent by the discovery of another body. And another. As Sunny and Dom work together to track down the culprit, Sunny realizes her other siblings have their own dark secrets. Soon she may have to choose: preserve the family she’s always loved or protect the brother she barely knows—and risk losing everything her mother worked so hard to build.
Full Product Details
Author: Liselle Sambury
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Margaret K McElderry Books
Edition: Reprint
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.331kg
ISBN: 9781665903530
ISBN 10: 1665903538
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 13 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 14 to 99 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""The dark, shocking secrets of the Behre family will have readers craving more."" -- Booklist * 1/1/24 *
"""The dark, shocking secrets of the Behre family will have readers craving more."" -- Booklist * 1/1/24 *"
""A creepily potent story of a family legacy that gives terrifying shape to monsters real and imagined."" -- Kirkus Reviews * 12/15/23 * ""A fresh horror offering mixes social commentary on race and class with gore and supernatural possession."" -- School Library Journal * 3/1/24 * ""The dark, shocking secrets of the Behre family will have readers craving more."" -- Booklist * 1/1/24 *
"""The dark, shocking secrets of the Behre family will have readers craving more.""--Booklist ""1/1/24"""
Author Information
Liselle Sambury is a Trinidadian Canadian author and Governor General’s Literary Awards Finalist. She has a love for stories with dark themes, complicated families, and edges of hope. In her free time, she shares helpful tips for upcoming writers and details of her publishing journey through a YouTube channel dedicated to demystifying the sometimes complicated business of being an author.
