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Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
May. 7th, 2020 12:32 amThe Blurb On The Back:
Echo Ridge is reeling.
This picturesque town, nestled near the Canadian border, experienced its first tragic loss in 1995 when high-school senior Sarah Corcoran vanished while walking home from the library.
Then five years ago, homecoming queen Lacey Kilduff was found dead in the aptly named Murderland Halloween park.
Now, the killer claims to be back.
A small town that keeps losing its homecoming queens.
Two murders, still unsolved.
Echo Ridge is not a good place to be popular.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Karen M. McManus’s standalone YA crime mystery is an entertaining page turner with plenty of twists and red herrings and I liked the dual narration from Ellery and Malcolm as it helped maintain pace. However, I guessed who dunnit far too early and while there’s an ending to the book, it isn’t a wholly satisfying resolution, not least because the killer’s motives are so under drawn while the fall out from the reveal is rather glossed over.
Echo Ridge is reeling.
This picturesque town, nestled near the Canadian border, experienced its first tragic loss in 1995 when high-school senior Sarah Corcoran vanished while walking home from the library.
Then five years ago, homecoming queen Lacey Kilduff was found dead in the aptly named Murderland Halloween park.
Now, the killer claims to be back.
A small town that keeps losing its homecoming queens.
Two murders, still unsolved.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Karen M. McManus’s standalone YA crime mystery is an entertaining page turner with plenty of twists and red herrings and I liked the dual narration from Ellery and Malcolm as it helped maintain pace. However, I guessed who dunnit far too early and while there’s an ending to the book, it isn’t a wholly satisfying resolution, not least because the killer’s motives are so under drawn while the fall out from the reveal is rather glossed over.
