TWO PERFECT LIES

In this tense thriller, an Ohio teen races against the clock to clear her name.

Seventeen-year-old Clara Cutler is haunted by the mistake two years ago that led to her arrest and ruined her reputation at school. Her only solace came in the form of golden-haired Lily Dalton, who’s beloved by teachers and students alike. Despite their differences—popular Lily comes from privilege, while Clara lives with her overworked single mother—the two forged an intense friendship. For Clara, Lily became everything. But their friendship shatters when Lily sets in motion a deliberately orchestrated series of events to frame Clara for plotting a violent attack on their classmates. Given Clara’s troubled past, the accusation sticks, and her carefully crafted plans to study pharmacy in college, born out of the desire to help lift her mother out of poverty, start to crumble. As rumors and accusations spread through the school and the police close in, Clara teams up with her crush, Henry Toussaint, who’s one of the few people who believes her. Together, they race to prove Clara’s innocence and uncover why Lily would want to try to destroy her so completely. The breakneck pacing and mounting tension are balanced by Clara’s and Henry’s unfolding romance. Clara and Lily present white, and Henry, who’s from Haiti, reads Black.

A gripping tale of betrayal that will keep readers breathlessly turning pages.