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June 13, 2022
Flowers, the host of the true crime podcast Crime Junkie, debuts with a twisty psychological thriller coauthored with Kiester (The Truth About Ben and June). Twenty-five years after the unsolved murder of Margot Davies’s childhood best friend, January Jacobs (forever frozen in public memory—shades of JonBenét Ramsey—as that tiny dancer looking disturbingly older than six in her skimpy competition costume), Margot remains haunted by the case, as well as the way pious finger-pointing in her hometown of Wakarusa, Ind., helped shatter her surviving family. So when duty drags Margot, now a crime reporter for an Indianapolis newspaper, back to Wakarusa to care for the ailing uncle who raised her, she hopes this might be her chance to crack the case—especially once, less than a day after her arrival, a five-year-old vanishes in a neighboring town. The reporter swiftly discovers that the townsfolk she once thought she knew may have been concealing far more complex and problematic passions than apparent back then to a child such as herself. This intricate, intriguing puzzler should surprise even those readers certain they know where the plot’s heading. Flowers is off to a promising start. Agent: Meredith Miller, UTA.
June 10, 2024
When Margot Davies was six, her best friend, January Jacobs, was found murdered in their small town of Wakarusa, IN. Twenty years later, Margot is now a journalist for a big city paper but is forced to move back home to care for her uncle, whose dementia is causing a rapid decline. While there, news breaks that five-year old Natalie Clark is missing from the next town over. Old feelings surface for Margot, who is desperate to bring justice to January's case. Will all the secrets held by the town and its residents come to light? True crime junkies will love this debut novel by Flowers, host of the podcast Crime Junkies. The author, along with narrators Brittany Pressley and Karissa Vacker, brings Wakarusa, Margot, and all the other characters to life in this convoluted but engaging thriller. It bears a striking resemblance to one of the most infamous child-murder cases, that of JonBen�t Ramsey, which will intrigue those who have followed the case for years, or only just begun the deep dive. VERDICT Flowers's novel is a must-add for all thriller collections. This one may soon become a book-club favorite.--Elyssa Everling
Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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