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LYING IN THE DEEP

Diana Urban

Perfect for readers of Natasha Richards, E. Lockhart, and Karen McManus, a juicy mystery of jealousy, love, and betrayal set on a Semester at Sea-inspired cruise ship, with a diverse cast of delightfully suspicious characters who'll leave you guessing with every jaw-dropping twist.
After being jilted by her ex-boyfriend and best friend, Jade couldn't be more ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime - 11 countries in 4 months, all from the luxurious Campus on Board ship -- and to wedge an entire globe between her and the people who broke her heart.

But when Jade discovers the backstabbing couple are also setting sail, her obsession with them grows and festers, leading to a shocking murder. And as their friends begin to drop like flies, Jade and her new crush must race to clear her name and find the killer they're trapped at sea with ... before anyone else winds up in body bags.

Diana Urban is an author of dark, twisty thrillers, including All Your Twisted Secrets (HarperTeen) and These Deadly Games (Wednesday Books). Her novels have been published internationally, and she'll be featured in the Firsts and Lasts anthology (Penguin Workshop, 2023). When she's not torturing fictional characters, she freelances in content writing and digital marketing. She lives with her husband and cat in Boston and enjoys reading, playing video games, fawning over cute animals, and looking at the beach from a safe distance.
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Published 2023-05-02 by Razorbill

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Published 2023-05-02 by Razorbill

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Whatever your age, this twisty and surprising thriller - with gorgeous settings, swoon-worthy romance, toxic friendships, and a surprise around every corner - will keep you turning the pages as fast as you can. This is storytelling at its best!

Packed with suspicious characters and plot twists, Diana Urban's new YA mystery takes place aboard a luxury cruise ship hosting a Semester-at-Seastyle educational experience. When her friends and cohorts start disappearing, one by one, teen sleuth Jade Miller must crack a locked-room mystery on the waves. Complicating matters further, Jane's ex-boyfriend is on board. Eleven countries! Four months! One killer! Maybe more! Read more...

Lying in the Deep is a whole lot of fun... Fun, soapy stuff; lively & entertaining cast of characters; solid mystery; romance to root for; and a couple of nice threads about how our pasts inform our presents, and how people who are willing to consider how their own actions contribute to conflict grow, and how people who aren't...don't. Good thing we're about to head into Prime Backyard Reading time, because I'm very definitely going back to read Urban's other thrillers. Read more...

A twisted tale of betrayal, heartbreak, and revenge, Lying in the Deep is shocking from the very first page. As gory as a slasher and as fun as a comedy, this book is a must-read for thriller fans.

Spanish: Obscura

This cleverly plotted mystery and its earned, complex solution by Urban boast numerous exhilarating twists and red herrings.

Great chemistry and entertaining, nonstop turns of plot steer the ship.

Lying in the Deep is a twisty tale that will keep you guessing. Read more...

Readers will sympathize with Jade, who has experienced abandonment by neglectful parents and who struggles to suppress her anger at Lainey, whose friendship she misses... Psychologically and emotionally stirring.

LYING IN THE DEEP was included in most anticipated lists from Buzzfeed (37M UVPM), LitHub (1.5M UVPM) Crime Reads (762K UVPM), She Reads (164K UVPM) Goodreads, and Forever YA.

Excerpt: If you can't wait until May to start reading this twisty new thriller, you're in luck, because we have an exclusive extract from chapter one for you to read right here and now.... Read more...

Diana Urban is the Agatha Christie of today's YA audience. Lying in the Deep had me utterly engrossed from the jaw-dropping prologue to the final murderous twist. An absolutely thrilling and romantic read all the way through, and I can't recommend it highly enough.

As the bodies pile up, so do Urban's trademark twists, and readers will surely be shocked by the novel's final reveal. VERDICT A fun, twisty thriller with a diverse cast and a dash of romance, this book is perfect for readers who love Urban's first two thrillers, as well as fans of Jessica Goodman and Karen M. McManus.