Synopses & Reviews
A tiny pistol, passed from friend to friend at a party on an abandoned pier, suddenly fires, and Casey Carmody falls into the water below. Kurt, Casey's older brother, endures a seemingly endless night at the police station while the coast guard searches for his sister and his friends are questioned, one by one.and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;Who was foolish enough to pull the trigger? Was the gunfire accidental or deliberate? Or was the whole drama one of Casey's practical jokes? And where is Casey--or her body--now?and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;Dark secrets are revealed and petty jealousies rear their ugly heads as each eyewitness comes to the questioning room with his or her own version of "the truth."
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Review
"Plum-Ucci can tell a heck of a story. . . . [Readers will] race to the ending and wonand#8217;t guess it until they get there."and#151;
BooklistSynopsis
When his sister goes missing under mysterious circumstances, seventeen-year-old Kurt spends a night at the local police station overhearing statements from a variety of witnesses that reveal the deep prejudices and shocking secrets of his small beach community.When his sister goes missing under mysterious circumstances, seventeen-year-old Kurt spends a night at the local police station overhearing statements from a variety of witnesses that reveal the deep prejudices and shocking secrets of his small beach community.
Synopsis
A riveting contemporary mystery from Printz Honorand#150;winner Carol Plum-Ucci combines edge-of-your-seat suspense with a touch of the supernatural for which she is so well known
Synopsis
A tiny pistol, passed from friend to friend at a party on an abandoned pier, suddenly firesand#151;and Casey Carmody falls into the water below. Kurt, Caseyand#8217;s older brother, endures a seemingly endless night at the police station while the coast guard searches for his sister and his friends are questioned, one by one.Was the gunfire accidental or deliberate? Or was the whole drama one of Caseyand#8217;s practical jokes? And where is Caseyand#151;or her bodyand#151;now?and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;
Includes an interview with the author and a readerand#8217;s guide.and#160;
About the Author
CAROL PLUM-UCCI is a graduate of Purdue University and has received numerous awards and citations in entertainment and business writing. She is the author of The Body of Christopher Creed (Harcourt, 2000), which was named a Michael L. Printz Honor book and was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award. She lives in New Jersey.