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The Meadowbrook Murders

The Meadowbrook Murders, February 2025
by Jessica Goodman

G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
336 pages
ISBN: 0593698711
EAN: 9780593698716
Kindle: B0D3C264ML
Hardcover / e-Book
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"The Reporter and The Roomate"

Fresh Fiction Review

The Meadowbrook Murders
Jessica Goodman

Reviewed by Maddy Taylor
Posted February 1, 2025

Young Adult | Mystery | Thriller

Amazing! I loved all the twists and turns. It was a story that was easy to get lost in as you try to figure out who did it. I thought I did but I was wrong which was a pleasant surprise that it wasn’t an easily guessable plot. The characters were well-written and it was easy to feel like you were there with them. I enjoyed seeing Liz and how she was working between writing the story that was there and being empathetic towards her classmates. Amy’s character went through so much and her life was turned upside down so fast but she still dealt with everything like a boss even when everyone seemed to be against her.

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SUMMARY

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of They Wish They Were Us and The Counselors, comes a page-turning murder mystery set at a prestigious New England boarding school about the importance--and price--of telling the truth.

Secrets don't die.

It’s the first week of senior year at Meadowbrook Academy. For Amy and her best friend Sarah, that means late-night parties at the boathouse, bike rides through their sleepy Connecticut town, and the crisp beginning of a New England fall.

Then tragedy strikes: Sarah and her boyfriend are brutally murdered in their dorm room. Now the week Amy has been dreaming about for years has turned into a nightmare, especially when all eyes turn to her as the culprit. She was Sarah’s only roommate, the only other person there when she died—or so she told the police to cover for her own boyfriend’s suspicious whereabouts. And even though they were best friends, with every passing day, Amy begins to learn that Sarah lied about a lot of things.

Liz, editor of the school newspaper and social outcast, is determined to uncover the truth about what happened on campus, in hopes her reporting will land a prestigious scholarship to college. As Liz dives deeper into her investigation, the secrets these murdered seniors never wanted out come to light. The deeper Liz digs, the messier the truth becomes – and with a killer still on campus, she can’t afford to make any mistakes. 

The Meadowbrook Murders is a gripping mystery about the inextricable way power, privilege, and secrets are linked, and how telling the truth can come at a deadly price.


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