Out Cold by E.J. Ridley
Summary: Rook Radcliffe can’t burn her past, but she can bury it. Until the last guy she kissed turns up beaten and unconscious. Now she’s caught in the storm that follows. Theo Locke is grieving. Stuck. And when Rook becomes the center of suspicion, he refuses to look away. She knows better than to trust him, but he’s not going anywhere. In a school run by half-truths and Varsity royalty, a sharp, emotional mystery about strength, trust, and what it takes to let someone get close.

This moody high school mystery, the first in a promising new series, gives big Veronica Mars vibes while introducing two characters who are gripping in their own right. Rook is a champion weightlifter forced to go into hiding and give up her passion. As she gets caught up in the brutal blame games and stratifications of high school, the person most dangerous to her turns out to be the one most determined to help her: Theo, the perceptive, kind boy who sees beyond her walls. As suspects, viral moments, and accusations build, Rook’s defenses are pushed to the breaking point. At the end, it’s one crime solved, but Rook has plenty of mystery left for readers to uncover as the series continues.

OUT COLD is out now.

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