Good Luck and Other Lies - by Catriona McKeown (Paperback)

About the Book

"In an extraordinary stroke of luck, six high school students - Luke, Alex, Harriet, Meg, Kye, and outcast Cassie - find themselves thrust into unimaginable wealth after winning a staggering 50 million-dollar Megaball prize. Overnight, their ordinary lives transform into a world where anything is attainable, and shopping becomes difficult - not because you can't afford anything, but because you can afford everything. Then amidst the glitz and glamour, tragedy strikes 'the millionaire's club', raising unsettling questions: was it an accident, or a deliberate act, fuelled by hidden secrets? As the group begin to discover the truth behind their extraordinary good fortune, they unwittingly unravel a complex web of lies concealing not only their improbable win but also other so-called luck happening around them. In this heart-pounding tale of wealth, deceit, and moral reckoning, the millionaires club find themselves entangled in a treacherous game where the price of fortune is higher than they ever imagined. As they attempt to shield their newfound riches and each other from the relentless pursuit of the truth, they begin to realise that luck can be far from good, and lies, once buried, have a way of clawing their way back to the surface ovided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

In an
extraordinary stroke of luck, six high school students - Luke, Alex, Harriet,
Meg, Kye, and outcast Cassie - find themselves thrust into unimaginable wealth
after winning a staggering 50 million-dollar Megaball prize. Overnight, their
ordinary lives transform into a world where anything is attainable, and
shopping becomes difficult - not because you can't afford anything, but because
you can afford everything.

As the group begin
to discover the truth behind their extraordinary good fortune, they unwittingly
unravel a complex web of lies concealing not only their improbable win but also
other so-called luck happening around them.

In this
heart-pounding tale of wealth, deceit, and moral reckoning, the millionaires
club find themselves entangled in a treacherous game where the price of fortune
is higher than they ever imagined. As they attempt to shield their newfound
riches and each other from the relentless pursuit of the truth, they begin to
realize that luck can be far from good, and lies, once buried, have a way of
clawing their way back to the surface.