The town of Wolf Ridge calls him The Smiley Face Killer. Bettina Holland calls him her father. Everyone knows Bettina?s father was the one who murdered her mother a decade ago. It?s the subject of podcasts, murder tours, and even a highly anticipated docuseries. But after growing up grappling with what that means, a string of copycat murders forces Bett to answer a harder question: What if he didn?t? Old-money Bett must team up with the only person willing to investigate alongside her: bookish goth girl Eugenia, the mortician?s daughter, who everyone says puts the makeup on corpses. Can this ?true crime princess? unmask a murderer who?s much closer to home than she ever imagined? Gritty, gripping, and propulsive from page one, Dead Girls Talking is a ride for readers who love to see girls get their hands dirty as they claw their way to the truth. Peterson?s knife-sharp thriller cuts deep, with a wicked sense of humor, a wire-taut atmosphere, and a deadly serious approach to bigger issues of justice and female anger. AS FEATURED ON THE NERD DAILY AND THE STAR TRIBUNE "Spine-tingling."?Booklist "Engrossing. This is a book you won't want to put down."?Crystal J. Bell, author of The Lamplighter
| Author: Megan Cooley Peterson |
| Publisher: Holiday House |
| Publication Date: Jun 18, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 323 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: 082345701X |
| ISBN-13: 9780823457014 |
