Title: The One That Got Away With Murder
Author: Trish Lundy
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Release Date: April 16, 2024
Genres: YA Mystery Thriller
Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
Synopsis:
Be careful who you fall for…
Robbie and Trevor Cresmont have a body count—the killer kind. Handsome and privileged, the Crestmont brothers’ have enough wealth to ensure they’ll never be found guilty of any wrongdoing, even if all of Happy Valley believes they’re behind the deaths of their ex-girlfriends. First there was soccer star Victoria Moreno, Robbie’s ex, who mysteriously drowned at the family lake house. Then, a year later, Trevor’s girlfriend died of a suspicious overdose.
But the Crestmonts aren’t the only ones with secrets. Lauren O’Brian might be the new girl at school, but she’s never been a good girl. With a dark past of her own, she’s desperate for a fresh start. Except when she starts a no-strings-attached relationship with Robbie, her chance is put in jeopardy. During what’s meant to be their last weekend together, Lauren stumbles across shocking evidence that just might implicate Robbie.
With danger closing in, Lauren doesn’t know who to trust. And after a third death rocks the town, she must decide whether to end things with Robbie or risk becoming another cautionary tale.
This is an edge-of-your-seat debut YA thriller about a teen who is forced to confront her past in order to catch a murderer before she ends up the next victim. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.
Thank you so much to Turn the Page Tours for including me in this blog tour and sending an eARC copy of this book ♥️
This book had it all: intrigue, secret pasts and, of course, murder (I mean if you couldn’t tell with the title, you knew we were getting that bit😂). This is the perfect edge-of-your-seat thriller that will have you guessing who is really telling the truth the whole way through the book
Our story follows Lauren, who has recently moved from California to Pennsylvania after a tragic event in her previous hometown has caused her to basically uproot her life with her mother and move to the opposite side of the country. You don’t learn about what this incident is so I’ll leave you a little intrigue 😉 arrives in the summer. She starts to hook up with the one guy, and she later learns that he and his brother have both dead girlfriends, and the crimes were never really solved, just brushed off as accidents since their families are very well off. Well, things start off at the beginning of the summer. They take a turn for the worst as we get into school, and of course, there’s more murder, but no one knows who has done it.
The questions just keep piling up along with the bodies and you are left helping Lauren and Robbie try to figure out who in their town is actually committing these crimes. If you are a fan of Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, then this is the book for you. I absolutely flew through this once I got into it and that ending had me shook.
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