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KILLING TIME

Brenna Ehrlich

Her teacher's been murdered. Her mom has a secret. Natalie's final summer before college isn't anything like what she expected in this dark, twisty thriller about the lengths we'll go to protect the people we love - even after they're dead.
Summer in Ferry, Connecticut has always meant long, lazy days at the beach and wild nights partying in the abandoned mansions on the edge of town. Until now, that is.

Natalie Temple (who's never been one for beaches or parties in the first place) is reeling from the murder of her favorite teacher, and there's no way this true-crime obsessed girl is going to sit back and let the rumor mill churn out lie after lie. Not if she has anything to say about it - even if she has to hide her investigation from her disapproving mom and team up with a new boy in town with a mysterious smile and a talent for making fake IDs.

But the more Natalie uncovers, the more she realizes some secrets were never meant to be told.

With two interwoven mysteries, Killing Time is a deathly warning to a generation of murderinos: what happens when the stories we're chasing finally catch up with us?

Brenna Ehrlich is the Senior News Editor at Rolling Stone, as well a young adult author, short story writer and freelance journalist. Her writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, MTV News, Broadly, CNN, Bandcamp, and many other publications.
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Published 2022-03-08 by Inkyard Press

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Killing Time has all the crackle and edge of your favorite episode of Veronica Mars. A gritty, whipsmart and exciting mystery that isn't afraid to ask tough questions. Keep your eyes on Ehrlich.

Deathly smart, twisty, and at times wickedly funny, Killing Time is a pitch-perfect mystery.

In Killing Time, Brenna Ehrlich has crafted an utterly compelling, pulse- pounding spider web of a thriller. And like a spider web, once it grabs you, it won't let go.

Expertly-plotted and brimming with suspense, Killing Time is more than just a mystery. It's a thoughtful novel about true crime stories and how we tell them. Brilliant, fun, and utterly compelling.

The novel thoughtfully examines the sometimes-exploitative, often titillating nature of the true-crime phenomenon while also, in a fine balancing act, paying homage to it... A layered tale of true crime, family ties, and unveiled secrets.