Death at Morning House, Maureen Johnson
Death at Morning House, Maureen Johnson
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Death at Morning House

Author: Maureen Johnson

Narrator: Katherine Littrell

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/06/2024

Synopsis

An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller!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.* Chicago Public Library Best Teen Fiction 2024 * Horn Book Fanfare 2024 Booklist * Children's Book Council Favorites Award List 2025 * Edgar Award Nominee *

About Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson is the bestselling author of several novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, the Truly Devious series, the Suite Scarlett series, and the Shades of London series. She has also written collaborative works such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle and the Bane Chronicles with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Maureen lives in New York and online on Twitter @maureenjohnson or at maureenjohnsonbooks.com. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on December 09, 2024

in another life i'd like to be a teen detective. this particular use of that trope has the same half-historic past and half-mysterious present as maureen johnson's other books, and the same ragtag group of kids in a boarding situation, and the same crime from one hundred years ago and similar present......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on December 30, 2024

I don’t know if this standalone may turn into a new series because I mostly connected with most of the characters, including the quirky, smart, and peculiar Marlowe Wexler. The sulking goth girl Riki and the flamboyant, easy-going Van surely resonated with my inner awkwardness, spidey senses, and qu......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on August 17, 2024

So somehow I missed out on the hype surrounding Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious series. I know. I know. Now, though, after finishing Death at Morning House, I promise to rectify that misstep ASAP. After all, thanks to a finely layered plot, deliciously dark humor, and some truly addictive characters......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on August 17, 2024

Every time, Maureen Johnson captures my interest and holds it through to the very end of the book. She is skilled at bringing many mystery tropes from both film and literary history to life in a way that is entertaining, novel, and thrilling. I will read anything she writes!! I have to say that I tru......more

Goodreads review by Brend on October 05, 2024

All of these stars are for the past timeline. They had to go an ruin it by adding an uninteresting present time mystery as a main thing. 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......more

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