Saturday, November 29, 2025

Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington

 

“When Mikky Graves left his small, stifling hometown of Prophets Lake to live with his estranged mother, he thought nothing could ever make him return for good.


Until his sister Kyla’s best friend, Erin, is murdered.


Mikky never worried about leaving Kyla behind at their family-owned funeral home so long as she had Erin. But when Mikky heads home, determined to help Kyla grieve, the sister he encounters barely resembles the one he remembers. Mikky decides, then and there, to do the one thing that seems even more impossible than stay.


As Kyla spirals further into her rage and secrets, Mikky realizes the only thing that can help his sister is finding the truth about who killed Erin. But the more he investigates, the further he’s pulled into other ugly mysteries of Prophets Lake and the beauty brand that is its lifeblood. The town’s rot runs deep, and everyone has something to hide. Perhaps no one more than Kyla herself.” - taken from Goodreads.


Kyla's best friend Erin is found murdered and the search for her killer is underway. Erin was an up-and-coming influencer for Cook Cosmetics, the town's leading employer. Mikky, Kyla's older brother, only comes back to live in Prophets Lake to be with his sister in her time of grief. Or so he thinks. After being away for more than three years, Mikky finds that Kyla has changed and it’s not for the better. Upon Erin's death, Kyla has taken over the role of resident mean girl. It's not too long before Mikky begins to realize that not all is what it seems in the town of Prophets Lake. Who killed Erin and why? And what secrets is Kyla keeping?


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