The brutal murder of two teenage girls on the last day of Nora's junior year throws her into turmoil. Her certainties?friendships, religion, her resolve to find a boyfriend?are shaken or cast off altogether. Most people share the comforting conviction that Buddy Novak is responsible for the killings. Nora agrees at first, then comes to believe him innocent?the lone dissenting voice. Told from several different perspectives, including the murderer's, this is a suspenseful page-turner with a powerful human drama at its core. AGES: 12 up AUTHOR: Mary Downing Hahn grew up in Maryland in the 1950s, and the crime on which this novel is based touched her own life. She is the award-winning author of many popular tales of mystery and suspense, including CLOSED FOR THE SEASON, which won the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery. Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland. Visit her website at www.marydowninghahnbooks.com.
