Author(s): Kara Thomas

Young Adult

"Gripping from start to finish . . . with twists that left me shocked." Victoria Aveyard, #1"New York Times"bestselling author of"Red Queen" For fans of Gillian Flynn" "and "Pretty Little Liars, ""The Darkest Corners"is a psychological thriller about the lies little girls tell, and the deadly truths those lies become. There are secrets around every corner in Fayette, Pennsylvania. Tessa left when she was nine and has been trying ever since not to think about what happened there that last summer. She and her childhood best friend Callie never talked about what they saw. Not before the trial. And certainly not after. But ever since she left, Tessa has had questions. Things have never quite added up. And now she has to go back to Fayette to Wyatt Stokes, sitting on death row; to Lori Cawley, Callie s dead cousin; and to the one other person who may be hiding the truth. Only the closer Tessa gets to what really happened, the closer she gets to a killer and this time, it won t be so easy to run away. More Praise for"The Darkest Corners" "You'll be up all night tearing through the pages, gasping through the twists and turns."-Bustle.com A tight, twisted thriller, full of deft reversals and disturbing revelations deeply, compulsively satisfying! Brenna Yovanoff, "New York Times"bestselling author of "Places No One Knows " As dark as Gillian Flynn and as compulsive as"Serial" Kara Thomas s mystery debut is intricate, chilling, and deeply compelling. Unforgettable! Laura Salters, author of"Run Away" " ""On the heels of"Making a Murderer"and"The Jinx "comes a psychological thrillerstrongly rooted in the true crimetradition...Expertly plottedwith plenty of twists and turns never mind a truly shockingconclusion thisgritty thrilleris sure to find a wide audience among teens and adults alike. Equallyconcerned with a quest for the truth and the powerful motivation of guilt, this compelling novel won tlinger on the shelf." "Booklist," Starred Review "A cerebral mystery wrapped in heart-pounding suspense...[for readers] who love dark mysteries or fans of Netflix's"Making a Murderer."" "Shelf Awareness," Starred Review Thomas carefully crafts the suspense, leaving present-tense narrator Tessa and readers to doubt even those she loves the most An unsettling story of loss, lies, and violence lurking in the shadows of a small town. "Kirkus Reviews," Starred Review"