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Liar's Beach

by 2 books in this series
#1 - Liar's Beach
#1 - Liar's Beach
WE WERE LIARS meets GOSSIP GIRL - this YA thriller with a splash of dark academia is full of secrets, lies, privileged teens and beach parties. The perfect summer read.

A body in the pool. A friend who might be an enemy. A vacation they'll never forget . . .

Linden has always felt like an outsider and spending the summer at his best friend's vacation house, surrounded by money and privilege is doing nothing to lessen his imposter syndrome. But he soon has bigger concerns than fitting in - there's a body in the pool and everyone's a suspect - including him.
#2 - Hemlock House
#2 - Hemlock House
The highly-anticipated sequel to the unputdownable thriller Liar’s Beach by New York Times bestselling author Katie Cotugno – featuring a dead college girl and a long-list of suspects. . .

There’s a killer in Hemlock House . . .

It’s been a year since Michael Linden found a dead body in his best friend’s pool. Now, the only thing he wants is a stress (and murder) free freshman year. And it’s all going to plan, especially as a reunion with his hot ex-girlfriend Greer is on the cards.

That is until they find her roommate dead in their dorm, Hemlock House. Linden knows he should leave it to the police, but when clues point to Greer as the intended target, he decides to investigate. But with nearly everyone on campus hiding something, are some mysteries better left buried . . .?

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