Pasadena

Bad things happen everywhere. Even in the land of sun and roses.

When Jude's best friend is found dead in a swimming pool, her family calls it an accident. Her friends call it suicide. But Jude calls it what it is: murder. And someone has to pay.

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Now everyone is a suspect—family and friends alike. And Jude is digging up the past like bones from a shallow grave. Anything to get closer to the truth. But that's the thing about secrets. Once they start turning up, nothing is sacred. And Jude's got a few skeletons of her own.

Genre
mysteryliterary fictionnoirthrillercrime
Themes
friendshipdeathmurdersexual violencesuicide
Setting
2010scalifornia
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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