The Deadly Sister
Abby Goodwin is sure her sister Maya isn't a murderer. But her parents don't agree. Her friends don't agree. And the cops definitely don't agree. Maya is a drop-out, a stoner, a girl who's obsessed with her tutor, Jefferson Andrews...until he ends up dead. Maya runs away, and leaves Abby...
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Abby Goodwin is sure her sister Maya isn't a murderer. But her parents don't agree. Her friends don't agree. And the cops definitely don't agree. Maya is a drop-out, a stoner, a girl who's obsessed with her tutor, Jefferson Andrews...until he ends up dead. Maya runs away, and leaves Abby following the trail of clues. Each piece of evidence points to Maya, but it also appears that Jefferson had secrets of his own. And enemies. Like his brother, who Abby becomes involved with...until he falls under suspicion.Is Abby getting closer to finding the true murderer? Or is someone leading her down a twisted false path?
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780545283007 (0545283000)
Publish date: June 1st 2010
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
I feel this book deserved even more than 5 stars in my opinion. It was so greatly written, that it was a novel I could hardly put down long enough to have a real life outside of Abby and Maya's world. I haven't been that way while reading for a long time. It was so realistic and unpredictable. I wou...
What an awesome young adult story! This book flowed so well and had a twist at the end that I didn't see coming! If this guy can write YA thrillers like this and keep the interest of a 43 year old old bird, imagine what he could do with an adult thriller!
Also appears on The Screaming Nitpicker.One Saturday morning on a jog, Abby Goodwin discovers two things: the dead body of Jefferson Andrews, local "good boy" and her rebellious sister Maya's tutor/object of affection, and Maya's cell phone buried in the dirt near his body. Taking on the role of det...
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