Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz
Six rich friends and Izzy Morales have a 1920s high school graduation party at Ashwood Manor on Sparrow Island. The party goes well until Blaine Gilbert is found dead, stabbed multiple times. Detective Cates and consultant Pilar de Leon investigate. During the investigation, everyone is isolated on the island. (Compare this to Soldier Island in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.) Five stars.
Izzy works at Pegasus Books and shares responsibility for caring for her disabled, younger sister Caye, with her mom. She has a scholarship to Brown University and a secret with Blaine. Blaine is her best friend Kassidy’s boyfriend, when they are not fighting. Blaine had sex with Chloe and gave her an STD. No one likes Blaine, but he is the theater star and the school’s drug dealer, Ritalin and Adderall.
The book finishes with several good plot twists. A subtle message of this book is that none of the super-rich kids have enough money to rescue them from their problems, but that poor Hispanic Izzy has a family that can save her. Don’t miss this one.
Isadora Izzy Morales: The protagonist and narrator, who brings a knife to the island.
Kassidy Logan:
The friend who organizes the getaway, Blaine's girlfriend, and Izzy's best
friend.
Blaine Gilbert:
Kassidy's boyfriend, who is found dead, and a central figure in the mystery.
Fergus Gus Barnes:
Blaine's gay best friend and a theater nerd.
Ellison Stephens:
Black. Bi-sexual. New to the group, an elite athlete, with hidden secrets.
Chloe Li: A
Chinese American valedictorian and lacrosse player, who had feelings for
Blaine.
Marlowe West: A Greek
American literary gazillionaire and Izzy's crush.
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