Death and the Girl Next Door, Darynda Jones
Death and the Girl Next Door, Darynda Jones
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Death and the Girl Next Door

Author: Darynda Jones

Narrator: Lorelei King

Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2012


Synopsis

Darynda Jones, author of The New York Times bestselling series that began with First Grave on the Right, brings us Death and the Girl Next Door, a thrilling Young Adult novel garnering high praise and early buzz from major authors
Ten years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on.
High school is not quite as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they can be. Until the day the school's designated loner, Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things get even more complicated when a new guy-terrifying, tough, sexy Jared Kovach-comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for real? Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones's first foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next installment.

"Unique, witty, and touching-I LOVED THIS BOOK!" -P.C. Cast, New York Times bestselling author of The House of Night Series

About Darynda Jones

Even as a young child, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones loved writing. She grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by. After graduating from school, she married her “rock star” and had two beautiful sons. Her oldest son was born deaf, so when he was 5 years old, she moved to Albuquerque to enroll him into a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. She decided to go back to school while in Albuquerque and ended up graduating Summa cum Laude from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Sign Language Interpreting. Darynda moved back to her home town and worked 3 jobs mostly teaching at a local college and interpreting pretty much everywhere. Little by little her desire to write kept growing inside her, so after several turned down attempts, she won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious RITA, a Golden Heart, and a Daphne du Maurier. She currently has two series with St. Martin's Press, the Charley Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. Darynda currently lives in New Mexico, with her husband of almost 30 years and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Giselle on July 31, 2012

I became a big fan of Darynda Jones when I read her adult series that proceeded to make me giggle spontaneously for days. Hearing about her new YA novel, Death and the Girl Next Door, prompted a lot of squealing. Within the first 20 pages, I already had taken note of a handful of awesome quotable li......more

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library) on September 05, 2012

As a huge fan of Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series, I was incredibly excited when I heard she was writing YA. Death and the Girl Next Door is one of my most anticipated books this year, and even though it wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be, I’m overjoyed that Darynda decided to write it.......more

Goodreads review by Terri ♥ (aka Mrs. Christian Grey) on October 19, 2013

Quick review: Cover: Nice Rating: PG-13 Thumbs Up: 4 Overall: Entertaining and kept my attention Characters: Solid Plot: Twist and double twist to a story of life and death Page Turner: Yes Series Cont.? Yes Recommend: Sure Book Boyfriend: Cameron SUMMARY (50 words or less) I love the Charley Davidson se......more

Goodreads review by Jody on December 23, 2016

This would have been really good except for two things. 1. Insta-Love 2. Predictable Still worth a read though.......more

Goodreads review by (NurseLisa) Square Granny on August 28, 2023

Title: Death and the Girl Next Door, book 1, "Darklight" series. Author: Darynda Jones Published: October, 2012. Format: audiobook via www.audible.com Narrated by: Lorelei King Genre: Young adult, paranormal, fantasy, mystery, drama, legend, spirituality, demons, possession, fiction. Read (listened to):......more


Quotes

"[Jones's] kicky dialogue and great characters are super entertaining, and the story unfolds with some surprising twists. Add in some laugh-out-loud moments, a hot hero and a satisfying, but cliffhanger-y, ending and you’ve got a hit.” - RT Book Reviews