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The Lying Woods by Elston, Ashley

May 13, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

The Lying Woods is a quiet YA mystery surrounding a family scandal. Owen has just been pulled out of his fancy boarding school upon the news that his father has left town,  taking with him millions of embezzled funds from the fracking company he runs. The company employed most of Owen’s small town, so when Owen is forced to return home and enroll in the public school, he doesn’t have any friends left there – as far as they’re concerned, Owen’s cushy life was lived […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: ashley elston, dual narrative, dual timelines, family drama, family scandal, Louisiana, mystery, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:29 · Genres: Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: ashley elston, dual narrative, dual timelines, family drama, family scandal, Louisiana, mystery, YA, Young Adult ·
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