Girls Who Burn

Jessica Goodman meets Jesse Q. Sutanto in this twisty enemies-to-lovers thriller, full of secrets, privilege, and murder.

Eighteen-year-old Addie Blackwood regrets nothing more than one horrible, mistake-filled night last summer. Hours after she hurled the worst words she could think of at her sister, Fiona was found dead at the bottom of a ravine. The police ruled her death an accident, but Addie's never bought it. Her ballet-prodigy sister didn't slip and fall; she was pushed. And Addie's number one suspect: Thatcher Montgomery, the rich kid down the street who always had a thing for Fiona.

But when Thatcher is found dead in the same ravine, Addie must admit she was wrong. And now her only ally (and alibi) in catching the real killer is none other than her childhood rival, Seth Montgomery--Thatcher's cousin and the boy she's always loved to hate. Arguing with Seth is easy; working with him without thinking of that night last summer, near impossible.

As Addie and Seth dodge corrupt police and his even more corrupt family, their investigation pulls them closer than ever before. But as they approach the explosive and murderous truth, their growing bond may not be enough to keep Addie safe--in fact, it may turn her into the next victim.

Author: Mk Pagano
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780593620021
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2024 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2024

About the Author
MK Pagano writes stories about messy girls, mayhem, and murder. When she's not busy pondering the angst of fictional people, she can be found reading (from her own TBR and that of her children's), dreaming of restoring an old French chateau, and wandering the weirder parts of New Jersey, where she currently resides with her family. Girls Who Burn is her debut novel.