You Owe Me a Murder - Hardcover

Cook, Eileen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1328519023 ISBN 13: 9781328519023

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2019

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, E. Lockhart, and Gillian Flynn.
17-year-old Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim’s stuck on a class trip to London with him and his new soulmate and she can’t help wishing he was a little bit dead, even if she’d never really do that.
 
But when Kim meets Nicki, a stranger on the plane who’s more than willing to listen to Kim’s woes, things start to look up. Nicki's got a great sense of humor, and when she jokes about swapping murders, Kim plays along—that is, until Kim’s ex-boyfriend mysteriously dies.
 
Blackmailed by Nicki to fulfill her end of the deal, Kim will have to commit a murder or take the fall for one.
 

About this title

About the Author

Eileen Cook is a multi-published author with her novels appearing in eight different languages. She spent most of her teen years wishing she were someone else or somewhere else, which is great training for a writer. Eileen lives in Vancouver with her two very naughty dogs and no longer wishes to be anyone or anywhere else.

www.eileencook.com.

From School Library Journal

Gr 8 Up—When 17-year-old Kim is forced to go on a school trip to London with her ex-boyfriend Connor and his new girlfriend, she seethes. The idea of having to spend months touring around with them is enough to make her want to kill someone. Of course, she would never actually consider that, despite how callously Connor recently ended things. While waiting at the airport for their delayed flight to board, Kim meets Nicki—British, daring, and sophisticated. On the plane ride, Nicki listens to Kim vent about her ex and shares her own troubles with a controlling, alcoholic mother she wishes would disappear. Nicki even jokes that she could kill Connor, in exchange for Kim killing her mother. But when Connor is killed by a train a few days later, Kim wonders if it was an accident or if Nicki could have been serious. This contemporary thriller will draw young readers in immediately, as they try to figure out what really happened. The pacing keeps the narrative moving along while leaving room for suspense. The ending, while perhaps too tidily wrapped up, is unexpected. VERDICT This solid thriller will appeal to fans of E. Lockhart's books and Karen M. McManus's One of Us Is Lying.—Kimberly Tolson, Millis Public Library, MA

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1328519023
• ISBN 13: 9781328519023
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368