"Adolescence is a time of firsts. First kiss. First love. First loss. First job. The first taste of adult responsibilities, and the first look at an independent life away from both the restrictions and the security of home. And in this case, a very different type of "first": murder. This short story collection of murder mysteries adds a sinister spin to the joy and pain of firsts that have always been a major part of life, whether it be high school cliques who take the term "backstabbing" too seriously, stumbling upon a body on the way home from school, or receiving a Snapchat message that promises something deadly. Contributors include Barry Lyga, Caleb Roehrig, Emmy Laybourne, Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Rachel Vincent, Y.S. Lee, and more!"-- Amazon.com.

Edition:

First edition.

Contents:

Floater / The day I killed coach Duffy / In plain sight / Daddy's girl / Summer job / The boy in the red vans / The company I keep / Concealment / Night of the living dog / Murder IRL / A killer story / Gnat / A different hero's day / First party back / What I did on my summer vacation / The things we don't talk about / Enemy lines / Six ways to kill your grandmother

Physical Description:

vi, 314 pages ; 24 cm

Genre:

Short stories.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Author(s):

Armstrong, Kelley,

Stine, R. L.,

Lee, Y. S. (Ying S.), 1974-

Publisher:

Imprint,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781250196392

Publication Information:

New York : Imprint, 2019.

Call Number:

YA LIFE

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Life Is Short and Then You Die is the Mystery Writers of America's first teen anthology, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

Adolescence is a time of "firsts." First kiss. First love. First loss. First job. The first taste of adult responsibilities, and the first look at an independent life away from both the restrictions and the security of home.

And in this case, a very different type of "first": murder.

This short story collection of murder mysteries adds a sinister spin to the joy and pain of firsts that have always been a major part of life, whether it be high school cliques who take the term "backstabbing" too seriously, stumbling upon a body on the way home from school, or receiving a Snapchat message that promises something deadly.

Contributors include Barry Lyga, Caleb Roehrig, Emmy Laybourne, Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Rachel Vincent, Y.S. Lee, and more!

An Imprint Book

Author Notes

Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed. Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the New York Times -bestselling Women of the Otherworld paranormal suspense series and the Darkest Powers young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, her kids, and far too many pets.

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Organized by crime and fantasy author Kelley Armstrong, this powerful anthology presents 18 short stories wherein teens' first brushes with murder function as the fulcrum of life changes. Several selections involve murder's aftermath, such as Y.S. Lee's historical, lyrical "In Plain Sight," inspired by a real-life female prisoner, and "Murder IRL" by Jeff Soloway, whose frank protagonist experiences severe acne, parental concern, and a killer in his virtual baseball league. Other contributions portray adolescents contemplating murder, as in Joseph S. Walker's simmering "Gnat," in which the eponymous victim of bullying captures a murder on camera and deliberates between justice and revenge, and in Barry Lyga's darkly humorous "Six Ways to Kill Your Grandmother," in which the teen son of a recently imprisoned serial killer considers how best to dispatch his senescent grandma. The authors chosen might have been more inclusive, and a few entries suffer from predictable twists ("The Boy in the Red Vans" by Rachel Vincent), uneven pacing ("Concealment" by Eileen Rendahl), and clunky dialogue ("Night of the Living Dog" by David Bart), but this anthology will nonetheless provide ample entertainment for young murder-mystery aficionados. Ages 15--up. (Sept.)

Kelley ArmstrongKelley ArmstrongR.L. StineY. S. LeeMelissa MarrAmanda WittRachel VincentJeff SomersEileen RendahlDavid BartJeff SolowayJulie TollefsonJoseph S. WalkerAnthony Franze and Barry LancetEmmy LaybourneJonathan MaberryStephen RossCaleb RoehrigBarry Lyga

Introduction	p. v
Floater	p. 1
The Day I Killed Coach Duffy	p. 24
In Plain Sight	p. 34
Daddy's Girl	p. 51
Summer Job	p. 59
The Boy in the Red Vans	p. 77
The Company I Keep	p. 88
Concealment	p. 106
Night of the Living Dog	p. 123
Murder IRL	p. 137
A Killer Story	p. 156
Gnat	p. 175
A Different Hero's Day	p. 191
First Party Back	p. 206
What I Did On My Summer Vacation	p. 223
The Things We Don't Talk About	p. 241
Enemy Lines	p. 259
Six Ways to Kill Your Grandmother	p. 290
About the Authors	p. 309

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Life is short and then you die : first encounters with murder

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