Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Release Date: February 28, 2023
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Thrillers & Suspense
Friday night. The party of the summer. Four teens ride home together. Only one never makes it.
When
high school sophomore Chris Moore is tragically killed in a car crash,
Armstrong Prep is full of questions. Who was at the wheel? And more
importantly, who was at fault?
Eighteen-year-old Spencer
Sandoval wishes she knew. As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the
reckless driver, she can’t bring herself to defend him. And their messy
breakup has nothing to do with it – she can’t remember anything from
that night, not even what put her in that car with Ethan, Chris, and
Tabby Hill, the new loner in school.
The hunt for answers
intensifies when a local true crime podcast takes an interest in the
case, pushing Spencer further into the depths of this sinister mystery.
Was it all just a night out that went very wrong? And is it a
coincidence that all but Chris is on Armstrong's esteemed honor roll,
the Headmaster’s List? In a place ruled by pedigree and privilege, the
truth can only come at a deadly price.
Set against the glitz and
glamour of an elite LA private school, Melissa de la Cruz's first YA
thriller is an addictive mystery perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
One of Us Is Lying meets Riverdale in author Melissa de la Cruz's The Headmaster's List, an edge-of-your-seat YA thriller about a fatal car crash and the dangerous lengths one teen will go to uncover the truth about what really happened. Set against the glitz and glamour of an elite LA private school, The Headmaster's List, is an addictive mystery as well as the authors first Young Adult mystery.
One of them was driving.
One of them was high.
One of them screamed.
And one of them died.
Friday night September 3, 2021. The party of the summer before classes begin. Four teens ride home together. Only one never makes it. When high school sophomore Chris Moore (15) is tragically killed in a car crash, Armstrong Prep is full of questions. Who was driving? And more importantly, who was at fault? There were four people in the car; 18-year old Spencer Sandoval, 17-year old Ethan Amoroso, 16-year old Tabby Hill, and Moore. Spencer wishes she knew the truth, especially since she has a traumatic brain injury.
As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the reckless driver, she can’t bring herself to defend him. And their messy breakup has nothing to do with it – she can’t remember anything from that night, not even what put her in that car with Ethan, Chris, and Tabby Hill, the new loner in school. Ethan will probably spend time in jail as this is not the first accident resulted with tragedy he got involved into! Mixed in with a True Crime Podcast called Get Salty with Peyton Salt, the answers the reader is searching for may be at your fingers since it appears that Peyton has some very interesting contacts who may know the truth.
Spencer is at the top of her class and has a near perfect GPA which is good since she wants to get into Cal Tech when she graduates. She basically an overachiever with few friends outside of Olivia Santos. She is on the varsity field hockey team, as well as several clubs that make her resume to any colleges look good. After the crash, Spencer, now wearing a cast on her left arm, and sporting a new facial wound, is also given a special service dog named Ripley who is supposed to guide her around school and be there in case she starts having nightmares.
I adore Ripley. I also loved Spencer's perky sister Hope who is a bloody genius at 12! As Spencer's memories start to come back, she is helped by Jackson Chen, the best friend of Spencer's former boyfriend who is now looking at spending a long time in prison for manslaughter. As Ethan's trial begins, Spencer realizes that she is slowly gaining memories of what really happened that night. Can she discover the truth, or will she be the next victim? The mystery of the whodunit was pretty good. I had two characters on my guess chart, and came pretty close to guessing correctly. Points deducted for the woke character who just happens to be a drug deal. Sorry Not Sorry but I've had enough.
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