This layered and compelling cozy mystery is all about found family, first love, and one town's tragedies, perfect for fans of Melina Marchetta, Kristin Dwyer, and Nina LaCour.

Brodie McKellon didn't leave town in handcuffs; not exactly. But all the same, in only one night, she lost her best friends and her home. And that same night, the town of Warwick lost the Adder Stone, a supposedly magical ring of local legend.

The events, Brodie maintains, were not related.

Four years later, Brodie's returned to Warwick to identify the real thief and get back everything she lost. She can clear her name, win back her friends Elliott and Levi, and save Gran's house from the bank.

But as Brodie starts investigating, she gets pulled into a different mystery, of three friends and their "dead letters"--mail that's been lost over the years. And soon she finds that there are times when the things you find aren't the things you even knew you had lost. A house becomes a home. Some friends become family. And other friends, well, they might become something more. As long as Brodie can be brave enough to find herself.

Author: Lauren Draper
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 08/13/2024
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780063340367
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2024
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2024
School Library Journal 08/01/2024 pg. 97