Tress Montor's parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home. with a drunken party above them, and a loose panther on the prowl. She tries to pry the truth from Felicity by slowly sealing her former best friend into a coal chute. At a Halloween costume party at an abandoned house, Tress wants either the truth- or revenge. She buried what she knows so deeply that she can't even remember what it is- only that she can't look at Tress without having a panic attack. Felicity Turnado has worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared.

The entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the 'White Trash Zoo,' a wild animal attraction featuring a zebra, a chimpanzee, and a panther, among other things. Tress will have her answers-or settle for revenge.Ostracized by the elite community of Amontillado, Ohio, after the disappearance of her parents, Tress organizes a Halloween costume party at an abandoned house, where she launches a macabre plan to force a popular former friend to confess what she knows. A Halloween costume party at an abandoned house provides the ideal situation for Tress to pry the truth from Felicity-brick by brick-as she slowly seals her former best friend into a coal chute. only that she can’t look at Tress without feeling shame and guilt. Felicity has buried what she knows so deeply that she can’t even remember what it is. One misstep could send her tumbling from the top of the social ladder, and she’s worked hard to make everyone forget that she was with the Montors the night they disappeared. The entire town shuns her now that she lives with her drunken, one-eyed grandfather at what locals refer to as the “White Trash Zoo.” Felicity Turnado has it all: looks, money, and a secret. When her parents disappeared seven years ago while driving her best friend home, Tress lost everything. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Truly Devious ! Tress Montor’s family used to mean something-until she didn’t have a family anymore.

In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship.

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