“This will be an easy sell to mystery readers, and will have lots of appeal to those familiar with that genre only through television or movies. Kindle 11.99 Rate this book Dead Dead Connection Charlie Price 3.34 1,034 ratings163 reviews Murray, a loner who communes with the dead in the town cemetery, hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her. Though the story ends in an unusual and slightly awkward fashion, the realistic complexities explored are ripe for discussion.”- Kirkus Reviews “Twists and turns in this multi-perspective mystery keep readers guessing, and the denouement is genuinely surprising.”- School Library Journal (FOCUS) “What readers think they know is often challenged, and no neat resolution exists. Amidst the damage, then, there is love and courage in this page-turning mystery with a supernatural twist.”-The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books This is something different.”- Booklist “There is a Crutcher-like sensibility in the balanced but unambiguous portrayals of adults-while some are brutal, negligent, and blameworthy, others show nothing but compassion and understanding for the kids that these former monsters have messed up.

Readers will like the edginess and be intrigued by the extrasensory elements as well as the darker turns the mystery takes. Readers will find themselves rooting for these characters.”- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “By delving into the adults problems as they meld with the mystery of Nikkis disappearance, Price has given the book an adult veneer.

Even the people in supporting roles are extremely well developed, especially the cemetery caretaker and his daughter, both of whom play crucial roles in Murrays maturation. Dead Connection (16.95 in hardcover from Roaring Brook Press) is Charlie Prices first novel, but you wouldnt know it. “This superb debut novel concerns two very different individuals trying to discover the fate of a high school cheerleader who disappeared from a small California town.

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