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Highlights
- The first book in the Body Finder series from Kimberly Derting is equal parts romance and mystery.Sixteen-year-old Violet is hiding two secrets.
- 352 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
- Series Name: Body Finder
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About the Book
Derting presents a sexy, romantic thriller about a girl with a morbid ability, and the boy who has sworn to protect her.Book Synopsis
The first book in the Body Finder series from Kimberly Derting is equal parts romance and mystery.
Sixteen-year-old Violet is hiding two secrets. The first is her confusing new feelings for her childhood best friend Jay. The second is her unusual ability to sense the dead...and the people who killed them. Violet has never considered her morbid ability to be a gift, but when a serial killer begins terrorizing her small town, Violet realizes she may be the only person who can stop him.
Ever protective of her, Jay agrees to help Violet, and as they search, Violet realizes she isn't the only one whose emotions have changed. But as they fall in love, Violet is also getting closer and closer to discovering the killer...and becoming his prey herself.
The Body Finder is the compulsive first book in the four-book Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting.
From the Back Cover
A gripping tale of a girl with a morbid ability that could lead her to a killer . . . and the boy who would never let anything happen to her.
Sixteen-year-old Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her unusual so-called gift. While her confusing feelings for her best friend are new, she has been able to sense dead bodies--or at least those that have been murdered--and the imprints that attach to their killers since she was a little girl. Violet has never considered her ability useful, but now that a serial killer has begun terrorizing her small town she realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.
Fiercely protective of her, Jay agrees to help Violet search for the murderer. But even as she's falling in love, Violet is getting closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself.
Review Quotes
"The romance and the mystery in THE BODY FINDER were so intense that I didn't know whether to hold my breath or scream. I did know I wouldn't be getting anything done until I read the whole book." -- Melissa Marr, author of WICKED LOVELY
"You'll be drawn in by the love story--and kept up all night by the suspense." -- Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Stargazer
"First-time novelist Derting has written a suspenseful mystery and sensual love story that will captivate readers who enjoy authentic high-school settings, snappy dialogue, sweet romance, and heart-stopping drama. A real page-turner, this will have readers checking behind themselves and refusing to go anywhere alone." -- Booklist
"Derting's first novel demonstrates unusual skill in weaving together contemporary teenage preoccupations with its paranormal plot twist. ... A strong debut from a promising author." -- Publishers Weekly
"...several twists and turns keep the pages flipping." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)