Books like Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Ellery, a recent high school graduate, has never set foot in Echo Ridge, a picturesque Vermont town that recently gained national attention when a homecoming queen was murdered almost a decade ago. Their family's past is tangled with mystery: her aunt vanished at seventeen, and a recent kidnapping has rattled the community again. Now she must live with a grandmother she barely knows while uncovering a web of secrets that the residents are desperate to keep hidden. As the new school year begins, the town’s history of violence and silence resurfaces when another girl disappears, forcing Ellery to confront the dangerous truth that even in a seemingly tranquil town, secrets can be deadly.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Karen M. McManus
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