The Darkest Lie, Paperback/Pintip Dunn

Clothes, jokes, coded messages...Cecilia Brooks and her mom shared everything. At least, CeCe thought they did. Six months ago, her mom killed herself after accusations of having sex with a student, and CeCe's been the subject of whispers and taunts ever since. Now, at the start of her high school senior year, between dealing with her grieving, distracted father, and the social nightmare that has become her life, CeCe just wants to fly under the radar. Instead, she's volunteering at the school's crisis hotline-the same place her mother worked. As she counsels troubled strangers, CeCe's lingering suspicions about her mom's death resurface. With the help of Sam, a new student and newspaper intern, she starts to piece together fragmented clues that point to a twisted secret at the heart of her community. Soon, finding the truth isn't just a matter of restoring her mother's reputation, it's about saving lives-including CeCe's own... "A twisty, fast-paced thriller that kept me guessing to the end."-Shannon Grogan, author of From Where I Watch You "This one will tug your heart and leave you breathless "--Natalie D. Richards, author of Six Months Later "A headlong rush into the shadows of secrets that should not be kept." -Michelle Zink, author of Prophecy of the Sisters About the Author When Pintip Dunn's first?grade teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, she replied, "An author." Although she has pursued other interests over the years, this dream has never wavered. Pintip graduated from Harvard University, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language. She received her J.D. at Yale Law School, where she was an editor of the Yale Law Journal . She now lives in Maryland with her husband and three children. Pintip is a 2012 Golden Heart(R) finalist and a 2014 double?finalist. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Washington Romance Writers, YARWA, and The Golden Network. Visit her online at pintipdunn.com, or follow her on Twitter @pintipdunn.