Gotta love those chillers set in elite private schools. They make for some great summer reading whether you're at the beach or at camp or taking it easy at home. And have l found a real winner--Cynthia Murphy's Win Lose Kill Die.
Murphy's narrator, Liz, is returning to her boarding school, Morton Academy, after a truly crappy summer. The last day before vacation she'd sustained a serious head injury in a boating accident--one in which another student, Morgan, had died. After months confined to her home with her dysfunctional family, she yearns for a return to normal...
...Which is so not going to happen...
...The first day of classes a fellow senior, Jameela, receives a threatening note: "Morgan's death was not an accident. I killed her. And you're next." That night she dies of an asthma attack...
...or maybe a sabotaged inhaler...
...The next victim, Frank is found dead in the woods, his head crushed by a huge boulder, Jameela's inhaler in his hand.
The students are wondering who will be next. The adults don't seem to be really invested in bringing the killer to justice. So Liz and her friends are taking matters into their own hands--trying to stop him before he gets more victims.
*Could the deaths have to do with the century old secret society with really creepy rituals all the victims belonged to?
*Could the murderous cult that was around in the 90s be making a comeback?
*And how about the headmistress who is doing everything she can--perhaps even bribing the cops--to prevent an investigation?
Think you can solve the mystery before you get to the end of the book?
On a purrrsonal note, it's a cool but sunny day here. I've been taking pictures of the kids working in the children's garden for the library and gardening in the community garden.
A great big shout out goes out to my garden family.
Jules Hathaway
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