Secret, Silent Screams
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Publisher Description
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Secret, Silent Screams from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
Is Barry’s death the latest tragedy in a string of suicides at Farrington Park High School? Or is it murder? Marti is sure her friend Barry didn’t take his own life, but no one will believe her except Police Officer Prescott. But opening an investigation takes time, and Marti is determined to find her friend’s killer soon. Because even now he could be planning his next crime…
“Enthralling suspense…satisfying[,]…[and an] intricate plot.” –Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Marti's best friend Barry is dead and nearly all the evidence indicates suicide. Marti has good reason to believe that Barry was murderedbut the only person who will listen to her is Karen, a sympathetic policewoman. Because Barry's death has become the focal point of a national awareness campaign about teenage suicide, almost everyone to whom Marti turns has a great deal at stake in believing that Barry took his own life. Even well-meaning adults discount Marti's accurate detective work. Undeterred, she and Karen conduct their own investigation, unmasking the murderer just as he is about to strike again. The gradual revelation of the details behind Barry's staged suicide creates an atmosphere of enthralling suspense, even for those who have already deduced the killer's identity. And the moral that accompanies Marti's difficult but courageous stand is just as satisfying as the intricate plot. Ages 12-up.
Customer Reviews
Terrifying murder mystery!
I’ve only read the print version of this book, but I recommend it to all fans of mysteries and YA thrillers from the 80s and 90s! A chilling story of a teenage boy who supposedly killed himself and the girl, his best friend, who tries to prove that he was really murdered, with the help of a compassionate female detective. This book offers a sympathetic view of teen suicide and offers tips on how to try to avoid it, such as listening to a depressed teen’s problems. Great story that all teenagers should probably read!👍🏻👍🏻