The New York Times bestseller!
A new take on Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles, with iconic detective Hercule Poirot recast as a brilliant, brash teen girl named Holiday, and narrated by her childhood friend Linden, an athlete-scholar who fits right in at his elite prep school—all the while hiding some secrets of his own.Linden knows he doesn’t belong in elite Martha’s Vineyard. But when his prep school roommate, Jasper, invites him to spend the end of the summer at August House, his family’s massive beachfront estate, Linden tries to fit in. It’s not hard--after all, he’s been lying for years. And he’s not the only one….
Everyone at August House is ready for a wicked good time So when someone is found unconscious in the pool after a night of partying, it’s quickly labeled an accident. But Linden begins to wonder. . .
As does Holiday, Linden’s childhood friend and the only person on the island who knows the truth about his humble background. There’s nothing Holiday loves more than a mystery, and she’s convinced there’s a killer on the Vineyard. And now it’s up to them to figure out who.
"Pulse-pounding."—
PW"Scorching."—
Kirkus Reviews
On sale: May 2, 2023
Age: 12 and up
Grade: Grade 7 & Up
Page count: 288 Pages
ISBN: 9780593433287
Reading level: Lexile: 900L
Katie Cotugno is the
New York Times bestselling author of messy, complicated feminist YA novels including
99 Days, How to Love, Fireworks, Top Ten, 9 Days & 9 Nights, You Say It First, and
Liar's Beach, as well an adult novel,
Birds of California. She is also the coauthor, with Candace Bushnell, of
Rules for Being a Girl. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, among others, and translated into more than fifteen languages. Katie studied Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in Fiction at Lesley University. She lives in Boston with her family. Visit her online at katiecotugno.com.
Praise for
Liar's Beach: "
Sumptuous, clever, and dripping with danger,
Liar's Beach is the mystery read of the summer! I couldn't put it down."—Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, author of
Friends Like These "A
sun-drenched mystery full of
scandalous secrets that kept me turning pages all night long.
"—Amy Christine Parker, author of
Flight 171
★ "Compelling equally as a detective story, a character study, and series launch...has the
razor-sharp feminist perspective that [Cotugno's] fans know and love."—
Booklist,
starred review"This
scorching glimpse of life (and death) among the moneyed classes
hits its marks."—
Kirkus Reviews
"
Pulse-pounding."—
PW
