Secrets & Lies Novel

"A compulsive middle grade thriller." -Book Riot The email arrives Sunday night: Do exactly what I say, when I say it, or I will reveal your secret. On Monday morning, seventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer's strange instructions, but each of them have a secret they must protect at all costs. Set during a single day of school, the students race against the clock to complete a unsettling list of tasks. They'll do whatever it takes to keep their secrets hidden . . . but when they discover what the blackmailer has in mind, they realize things may have just gone too far. Can they put a stop to the plan, or is it too late?

Someone set a fire at the local middle school. Until they're caught, no one is safe. From Daphne Benedis-Grab, author of I Know Your Secret, I Know You're Lying, and I Will Find You comes a new thrilling middle-grade mystery that's sure to keep you guessing. There's a fire in a seventh grader's locker! Is it arson? A prank gone wrong? An accident? Eva, Dani, Liam, and Gabe are determined to figure out who started the fire, and why. And they each have their own reasons for wanting to be the first ones to figure out what really happened. While the administration is looking into it, evidence is scarce. It will take four students who can tap into the rumors, gossip, and hidden secrets of their school to uncover what really went on the day of the fire. And if they don't figure it out in time? Well, one of them could be accused of the crime. But all their potential leads turn out to be dead ends. It's as if the arsonist is somehow tracking their every move... A high stakes whodunit, I Know You Started It is perfect for readers interested in: • Kid-friendly mysteries • Edge-of-your-seat thrills • Plot twists • Unreliable narrators • Races against time • Fast-paced action • Fast reads Daphne Benedis-Grab is the author of the middle-grade thrillers I Know Your Secret,I Know You're Lying, and I Will Find You. She is a school librarian and gets to hang out with kids and books all day (she is a very lucky person!). She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her family and has a cat who has been known to sit on her computer if he feels she has been typing too long. Visit her at daphnebg.com.