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Death at Morning House
Death at Morning House | Maureen Johnson
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From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA about a teen who uncovers a mystery while working as a tour guide on an island and must solve it before history repeats itself.The fire wasn't Marlowe Wexler's fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the girl Marlowe has been in love with for years, will never go out with her again. No one dates an accidental arsonist.With her house-sitting career up in flames, it seems the universe owes Marlowe a new summer job, and that's how she ends up at Morning House, a mansion built on an island in the 1920s and abandoned shortly thereafter. It's easy enough, giving tours. Low risk of fire. High chance of getting bored talking about stained glass and nut cutlets and Prohibition.Oh, and the deaths. Did anyone mention the deaths?Maybe this job isn't such a gift after all. Morning House has a horrific secret that's been buried for decades, and now the person who brought her here is missing.All it takes is one clue to set off a catastrophic chain of events. One small detail, just like a spark, could burn it all down--if someone doesn't bury Marlowe first.
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willaful
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Readable and compelling but I might have liked it better if I wasn't already a fan of Johnson's Stevie Bell mysteries, because the similarity in tone only made narrator Marlowe seem meh in comparison to Stevie. It doesn't help that she completely submerges her own personality for love, with great success too. 😬

#HauntedShelf #FrightClub #31By31 Book 18
#Spookoween #HalloweenAtoZReadathon letter F and two bingo lines!

PuddleJumper Go you! 🎉🎉 1mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
dabbe 🧡🖤🧡 1mo
Catsandbooks 🧡👻👏🏼 1mo
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willaful
Death at Morning House | Maureen Johnson

The dancing rainbows were flying off the twenty or so prisms that were stuck to the large window, full of late afternoon sun. I had to shield my eyes against the onslaught, even as it appeared I was being refueled with pure, nuclear-grade queer power.

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willaful
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I'm at a strange old Manor house in the Thousand Islands and I think there may have been a murder...

#WhereAreYouMonday
@Cupcake12

BkClubCare Cool castle 🏰 1mo
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CaramelLunacy
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I'm at a manor house in the 1,000 Islands that has just been opened to the public after having been closed up when tragedy struck in 1932...
I expect new tour guide Marlowe will help uncover the mystery.

#whereareyouMonday
@Cupcake12

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Rachiiebookdragon
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An interesting book/story.

4/5

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Amie
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Good teen mystery. If you liked Johnson's Truly Devious series, you'll also like this. This is a standalone with a teen solving a disappearance in the current time paired with historical story happening in the same location.

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LiteraryinPA
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Fun and murderful, just like I expect from Maureen Johnson! Although this is not part of the Truly Devious series, this snarky queer young adult protagonist feels tonally similar to Stevie.

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LiteraryinPA
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Having read 5 books by Maureen Johnson before, I just had this feeling while cracking open the book: “there‘s going to be a map.” Sure enough!

Ok, I‘m going in…

MariaW Nice map! 🗺️🗺️🗺️ 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love maps! (in books, not in real life lol !) 2mo
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Branwen
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This is my new favorite dedication! 🥹📖

dabbe 🎯!!! 3mo
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Branwen
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Maureen Johnson has a new book out! I'm a really huge fan of her Truly Devious series, so I'm really excited to see what this new standalone offers! 🥰 #catsoflitsy #rumpel

LiteraryinPA I‘m feeling the same way! 3mo
Leftcoastzen 😻 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
AnnCrystal 💕🐈‍⬛💝. 3mo
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NikkiKey94
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This was such a thrilling read. I have been reading more YA thrillers lately and I tend to be disappointed by some but this one was so thrilling and it grabbed me from the start.

I enjoyed the two mysteries and finding out how they were related to each other. I really enjoyed everything about this book. I think this is the first book I‘ve read by this author.

Thank you so much to the publisher for an advance copy via NetGalley!

LiteraryinPA I loved the whole Truly Devious series so it‘s exciting that she‘s coming out with a new one! Thanks for the heads up! 3mo
NikkiKey94 @LiteraryinLawrence I need to read the Truly Devious series! 3mo
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JoyBlue
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This pales in comparison to Johnson's other YA mysteries. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

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MizzGraham
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It‘s sooooo good!!! #maureenjohnson #netgalley Relase Date: Aug.6 🫶

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MizzGraham
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We got to meet THE Tessa Bailey yesterday! She‘s just the coolest!!
#TessaBailey

Julsmarshall Love this! 4mo
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