◆ MIDWEST BOOK AWARD WINNER ◆ IPPY GOLD MEDAL ◆ IBPA Book Award-Silver Medal Winner★★★★★ 5-Stars from Readers' Favorite: "A stand-out mystery, offering readers an unforgettable journey."When the police rule her father's death an accidental overdose, 16-year-old Chloe refuses to believe them. Convinced he was murdered, she sets out to uncover the truth-even if it means taking on a small-town police force that may be hiding more than it's willing to admit.Living alone in the caretaker's house in the middle of a cemetery, Chloe is already on edge. With a social worker asking questions about her supervision, she needs a way to stay under the radar. Her solution? Pretend her only surviving relative, a famous war correspondent, has returned from an overseas assignment to be her guardian. It's a risky lie, but it buys Chloe time to investigate her father's death-and the family secrets that may have led to it.With help from an unexpected cast of allies-a colorful retro-diner owner, a quiet classmate with an extraordinary memory, and a spirit who appears when Chloe needs help most-she begins to uncover the shadowy side of her seemingly ordinary town. But someone else is keeping tabs on Chloe. Is this mysterious figure watching over her-or hunting her?When her aunt appears on international news reporting from a war zone, Chloe's carefully constructed cover story unravels. Her time is running out. Can she expose her father's killer before the secrets he buried claim her as the next victim?
◆ MIDWEST BOOK AWARD WINNER ◆ IPPY GOLD MEDAL ◆ IBPA Book Award-Silver Medal Winner★★★★★ 5-Stars from Readers' Favorite: "A stand-out mystery, offering readers an unforgettable journey."When the police rule her father's death an accidental overdose, 16-year-old Chloe refuses to believe them. Convinced he was murdered, she sets out to uncover the truth-even if it means taking on a small-town police force that may be hiding more than it's willing to admit.Living alone in the caretaker's house in the middle of a cemetery, Chloe is already on edge. With a social worker asking questions about her supervision, she needs a way to stay under the radar. Her solution? Pretend her only surviving relative, a famous war correspondent, has returned from an overseas assignment to be her guardian. It's a risky lie, but it buys Chloe time to investigate her father's death-and the family secrets that may have led to it.With help from an unexpected cast of allies-a colorful retro-diner owner, a quiet classmate with an extraordinary memory, and a spirit who appears when Chloe needs help most-she begins to uncover the shadowy side of her seemingly ordinary town. But someone else is keeping tabs on Chloe. Is this mysterious figure watching over her-or hunting her?When her aunt appears on international news reporting from a war zone, Chloe's carefully constructed cover story unravels. Her time is running out. Can she expose her father's killer before the secrets he buried claim her as the next victim?
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