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By (author) Wellington, Joelle
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Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games.
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Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games.
When Mikky Graves left his small, stifling hometown of Prophets Lake to live with his estranged mother, he thought nothing could ever make him return for good.
Until his sister Kyla’s best friend, Erin, is murdered.
Mikky never worried about leaving Kyla behind at their family-owned funeral home so long as she had Erin. But when Mikky heads home, determined to help Kyla grieve, the sister he encounters barely resembles the one he remembers. Mikky decides, then and there, to do the one thing that seems even more impossible than returning: stay.
As Kyla spirals further into her rage and secrets, Mikky realizes the only thing that can help his sister is finding the truth about who killed Erin. But the more he investigates, the further he’s pulled into other ugly mysteries of Prophets Lake and the beauty brand that is its lifeblood. The town’s rot runs deep, and everyone has something to hide. Perhaps no one more than Kyla herself.
Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and David Lynch, Girls Who Play Dead is an unputdownable suburban gothic mystery-thriller.
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“Hell is a teenage girl, and now she”s dead. GIRLS WHO PLAY DEAD picks at the masks worn by residents in a town run by beauty, unraveling an intricate scheme of unapologetically complicated girls, ride-or-die siblings, suffocating social webs, and the dangerous pressure of keeping up an image.” – Wen-yi Lee, author of THE DARK WE KNOW
“Wellington is a remarkable voice in YA horror, and she pulls no punches with GIRLS WHO PLAY DEAD. Addictively unnerving, Wellington’s writing deftly burrows right into the cracks of this small town’s foundation, revealing the gruesome truth at its core.” – Ryan La Sala, best-selling author of THE DEAD OF SUMMER
Biographical note:
Joelle Wellington grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where her childhood was spent wandering the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Her love of the written word led her to a BA in creative writing and international studies. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading and when she’s not doing that, she’s attempting to bake bread with varying degrees of success or strengthening her encyclopedia-like pop culture knowledge. Joelle is the author of Their Vicious Games (2023) and The Blonde Dies First (2024). Girls Who Play Dead is her third novel.
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An uputdownable gothic thriller from the author of Their Vicious Games
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An uputdownable gothic thriller from the author of Their Vicious Games
Establish Joelle as an key voice on the Harper Fire list and a growing author in the YA thriller space with a sustained and extensive digital campaign.
Competition: let’s split up;a good girl’s guide to murder;one of us is lying;the inheritance games;girl in pieces;if he had been with me;we were liars;dare me;sharp objects. bill wood;karen mcmanus;holly jackson;jennifer lynn barnes;kathleen glasgow;laura nowlin;e. lockhart;megan abbott;gillian flynn
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