Murder, mayhem and middle school.

Join us in welcoming the latest exciting book by Mary Downing Hahn releasing September 6, 2022.

The ups and downs of middle grade friendship take center stage in this exciting thriller about a missing teacher and small town secrets.

When best friends Abbi and Skylar find a secluded tree house in a bad part of town, they use it as a place to spy. Finally, there’s something to make the Summer exciting. But then they witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman and a man in a dark van. There’s an argument and she runs off into the woods. When the body of their teacher is found, they wonder if she was the mysterious woman. They decide to investigate. But this is real-life, not a Nancy Drew book. The dangers they face are real and soon they are in over their heads. As tensions rise, their friendship frays, and they must make some difficult choices. With murder and mystery set against the backdrop of middle school woes, this is a page turner that middle schoolers will love.