Seven Dirty Secrets

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Two friends embark on a scavenger hunt...only to discover that they're the ones being hunted, in an pulse-pounding new YA thriller from New York Times bestselling author Natalie D. Richards From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers comes a pulse-pounding YA thriller about a girl who goes on a mysterious scavenger hunt, only to discover that someone knows her worst secret...and is out for blood. I know seven dirty secrets- One caused the fall. One did nothing. One saw it all. One didn't care. One used their head. One played the hero. One was left for dead. On her eighteenth birthday, Cleo receives a mysterious invitation to a scavenger hunt. She's sure her best friend Hope or her brother Connor is behind it, but no one confesses. And as Cleo and Hope embark on the hunt, the seemingly random locations and clues begin to feel familiar. In fact, all of the clues seem to be about Cleo's dead boyfriend, Declan, who drowned on a group rafting trip exactly a year ago. A bracelet she bought him. A song he loved. A photo of the rafting group, taken just before Declan drowned. And then the phone calls start, Declan's voice taunting Cleo with a cryptic question- You ready As the clock on the scavenger hunt ticks down, it becomes clear that someone knows what really happened to Declan. And that person will stop at nothing to make sure Cleo and her friends pay. Can they solve the hunt before someone else winds up dead

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"A serious thriller for readers itching for a good mystery, and also a cautionary tale about abusive relationships and how they can escalate into violence." -- School Library Journal

"Richards' knack for blending exciting, nail-biting plots with realistic and engaging characters results in yet another riveting page-turner." -- Booklist

Author Bio

NATALIE D. RICHARDS writes books that will keep you up way past your bedtime. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio, and when she's not writing or reading, you can probably find her wrangling Wookiee, her enormous dustmop of a dog. Visit her on Twitter @natdrichards or at nataliedrichards.com.