Kill Her Twice
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes a YA murder mystery noir set in 1930s Los Angeles’s Chinatown.
“A captivating and crackling noir full of suspenseful twists. Readers will fall in love with the Chow sisters and their quest for the truth.” —Kathleen Glasgow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and The Agathas
LOS ANGELES, 1932: Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, has a face known to practically everyone, especially the Chow sisters—May, Gemma, and Peony—Lulu’s former classmates and neighbors. So the girls instantly know it’s Lulu when they discover a body one morning in an out-of-the-way stable, far from the Beverly Hills home where she lived after her fame skyrocketed.
The sisters suspect Lulu’s death is the result of foul play, but the police don’t seem motivated to investigate. Even worse, there are signs that point to a cover-up, and powerful forces in the city want to frame the killing as evidence that Chinatown is a den of iniquity and crime, even more reason it should be demolished to make room for the construction of a new railway depot, Union Station.
Worried that neither the police nor the papers will treat Lulu fairly—no matter her fame and wealth—the sisters set out to solve their friend’s murder themselves, and maybe save their neighborhood in the bargain. But with Lulu’s killer still on the loose, the girls’ investigation just might put them square in the crosshairs of a cold-blooded murderer.
# of Pages: 400
Book Binding: Hardcover
Year of Publication: 2024
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: en
ISBN: 9780593532041
Stacey Lee is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. Born and raised in Southern California, she has always had a passion for storytelling and writing. She graduated from UCLA and worked in the entertainment industry before turning her focus to writing full-time. Her debut novel, Under a Painted Sky, was a finalist for the 2016 Morris Award for best debut YA novel. Kill Her Twice is her latest release, showcasing her talent for crafting suspenseful and thought-provoking stories. When she's not writing, Stacey can be found hiking in the mountains or exploring new cities with her family.