Arc

All seventeen-year-old Alyssa LeClae wants to do in life is get straight As, attend an Ivy League college, and read her dark romance books in peace. But everyone hides something...her secret just goes a bit deeper than the bruises and scars constantly appearing on her body. What doesn’t help is the fact that her best friend hosts a true crime podcast, sprinkling even more violence into her life than she already has. Everything changes, however, on what should’ve been a regular Monday - a classmate is stabbed to death in the school bathroom. Alyssa’s best friend is considered the number one suspect on everyone’s radar because of one controversial episode she recorded. In an attempt to take the blame off her friend, Alyssa is forced to work with her academic rival, Matteo Romano, to solve the case...who seems to know a lot more about the murder than he’s saying. But will the infamous killer claim them first? If you're looking for a fast-paced high school murder mystery book similar to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and One of Us is Lying, with a hint of a trauma-filled enemies to lovers couple like Binding 13, then this is the perfect book for you. \*TWs of blood/gore, flashbacks of physical abuse, and (attempted) on-page rape. Please do not read if you are not comfortable.