Here lies a vengeful bitch

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Summary:

Between her careless mom, her cheating ex-boyfriend, and her rotten reputation around town, Annie Lane is used to being left behind. But she’s never been left for dead before—until she wakes up to find her body’s been dumped on a mountain rumored to raise the dead. Annie can’t remember who killed her, but she’ll stop at nothing to figure it out and make them pay. Because girls like her don’t get justice unless they take it for themselves.-- Publisher

Audience:

Ages 14-18. Hyperion.

Grades 10-12. Hyperion.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

292 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Ghost stories.

Horror fiction.

Subject Term:

Ghosts -- Fiction.

Murder victims -- Fiction.

Murderers -- Fiction.

Revenge -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Hyperion,

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

9781368099905

9781368101394

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Hyperion, 2024.

Call Number:

YA CROWLEY

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003754341	New Young Adult	CROWLEY Codie	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Murdered bad girl Annie Lane is back from the grave and hellbent on revenge . . . she just has to figure out who killed her.

This fast-paced thriller by a talented debut delivers a horror-infused hunt for justice that's at once furiously feminist, darkly funny, and utterly satisfying.

Between her careless mom, her cheating ex-boyfriend, and her rotten reputation around town, Annie Lane is used to being left behind. But she's never been left for dead before-until she wakes up to find her body's been dumped on a mountain rumored to raise the dead.

Annie can't remember who killed her, but she'll stop at nothing to figure it out and make them pay. Because girls like her don't get justice unless they take it for themselves.

Codie Crowley's propulsive debut presents a furious and cathartic thriller skewering society's condemnation of "unlikeable" girls.

Author Notes

Codie Crowley told a scary story at a childhood slumber party that caused a mass hysteria, and she's been chasing that high ever since. When she isn't writing chilling fiction, she's probably out looking for ghosts in Salem, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, their cat, and a collection of creepy dolls. Find her online at CodieCrowley.com, on YouTube @CodieCrowley, and on Instagram and TikTok @spirit.bored.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Debut author Crowley combines Stephen King's Pet Sematary with Courtney Summers's Sadie in this supernatural thriller. When high schooler Annie Lane wakes up on Resurrection Peak--a location rumored to raise the dead--she has no idea how she got there. She's soon found by the ghosts of five other teens, who inform her that the legend of Resurrection Peak is true, and that she's been brought back from the dead. With their help, Annie digs into the events surrounding her death and contends with emotional fallout brought about by memories from her life before--the life she lived with her neglectful mother in the small town of Hagley, which harbors a culture of toxic misogyny. After learning that her best friend's life (and death) is inextricably tied to hers, Annie's search for answers turns into a quest for vengeance, aided by Sam, one of the ghosts of Resurrection Peak, who has a penchant for smoking and 1950s slang. Sardonic first-person narration by rough-around-the-edges Annie is further enhanced by snappy repartee, both of which elevate a plot that covers well-trod ground to a surprising and earned conclusion. Annie reads as white. Ages 14--up. Agent: Larissa Melo Pienkowski, Jill Grinberg Literary. (Aug.)