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WHERE SECRETS LIE

Eva V. Gibson

Perfect for fans of Courtney Summers, this seductive and intense thriller unfolds in interwoven timelines of two summers as three friends are torn apart by buried secrets and star-crossed attraction... then pulled back together by tragedy.
Amy Larsen has spent every summer with her cousin Ben and their best friend Teddy in River Run, Kentucky, loving country life and welcoming the break from her intensive ambitions and overbearing mother - until the summer she and Teddy confront the changing feelings and simmering sexual tension growing between them, destroying the threesome's friendship in a dramatic face-off.

One year later, Amy returns to River Run dreading what she might find. But when Teddy's sister disappears, Amy, Ben, and Teddy agree to put aside their differences to search for her. As they dig deeper into the dark history of their small town, all three friends must unearth the truths that tie their families to tragedy, cope with their own toxic upbringings and beliefs, and atone for the damage done to each other and themselves.

Told in two interwoven timelines - the summer where everything changed, and the summer that changes everything - Where Secrets Lie is a seductive thriller as dark as it is enthralling.

Eva V. Gibson is the author of contemporary YA novels Together We Caught Fire and Where Secrets Lie. A bookworm since early childhood, she has routinely gravitated to the dark and gritty, reading, then writing, stories with grim themes and flawed, complicated characters. She has very little trouble expressing herself via the written word, except when it comes to biographies. She lives in Northern Virginia with her family, and spends most of her time brooding, baking, creating, and parenting, awaiting the day her kids read her books with equal parts excitement and trepidation.
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Published 2021-04-20 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Published 2021-04-20 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Her writing is rich in imagery and descriptive language, brushed with a touch of Southern Gothic, and while emotions run high, they're authentic in range and scope. The emotional pitch and nuanced details add to the agonizing suspense of this gorgeous and satisfying thriller.

Refreshingly incisive, this is a poignant, accessible exploration of intergenerational trauma, chosen family, and class privilege with gripping suspense at its center... A richly layered coming-of-age novel built upon a foundation of conscience.

Gibson's prose is pure fire, bringing to light class disparities and tortured passion. This twisty, sultry mystery will grip you till the bitter end.