A smart, tense murder mystery twined with an emotional exploration of the ways love, sex, class, and celebrity can forever change–or end–friendships.
Thoughtful Pete, tough Pauly, twins Eric and Nicole, strange Raymond: As kids they were tight; now they’ve grown up–and apart. They agree to get together one last time, but past hurts, personal histories, soon surface, and the party’s over. The group splinters off into the night; into the noise and heat and chaos of the summer carnival. Days later, a girl goes missing. The prime suspect in her disappearance? One of their own–one of the old gang. Pete doesn’t know what to believe: Could one of his childhood friends really be a cold-blooded killer?
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 2/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
Overall The protagonist is meeting up with his old group of friends that drifted away in high school. The whole book is mostly set at a carnival where his best friend, Raymond, and the town movie star Stella, go missing. the group starts turning on each other, trying to find out who knows what. This story has many unexpected twists
creating one incredible read. I couldn't put it down. (Haley)
Violence Descriptive scenes about killings and fights
Language Potty mouth book.
Sexual Descriptive scene only one.
Drug & Alcohol some drug reference and alcohol.