Synopses & Reviews
Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn't recognize. Her mother is dead--murdered--and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the only eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer's face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her?
The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon's most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries.
Synopsis
Only Sarah senses the horror.
The minute she steps through the doorway of her family's new home, Sarah feels a smothering cold mist, and hears the echo of a scream and a heartbreaking whisper in Spanish, "Help me!"
Sarah feels compelled to find out who is trying to reach her. But can she uncover the mysteries of the past before terror strikes again?
From the Paperback edition.
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EDGAR AWARD WINNER
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn t recognize. Her mother is dead murdered and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer s face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her?
The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon s most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries.
The compelling premise and Nixon s mastery of suspense are gripping. Publishers Weekly
Tense and dramatic The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers. School Library Journal
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About the Author
JOAN LOWERY NIXON, "the grande dame of young adult mysteries," wrote more than 130 books for young readers. She is the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allen Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore,The Séance, The Name of the Game Is Murder, and The Other Side of Dark, which also won the California Young Reader Medal.