You'll Be the Death of Me (Paperback)

Three former friends skip school for one nostalgic day and end up standing over a body before lunch. Karen M. McManus compresses the whole novel into a span of hours, rotating between the trio as each realises the others are holding something back and that their own alibi is thinner than it first looked. The structure keeps pressure steady rather than saving everything for the final chapters, and the friendships get as much attention as the crime itself. The paperback runs to 336 pages and is pitched at readers from about twelve upward. Before you start: • A single-day thriller told from three points of view • Old friendships tested by a crime none of them planned • Steady reveals rather than one late twist • A 336-page paperback for young adult readers A strong pick for teenagers who read mystery and suspense, published by Penguin and available from Boipoka.