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Dearie and Cole are inseparable, unlikeable, and (in bad luck for them) totally unbelievable.
From the day they met, Dearie and Cole have been two against the world. But whenever something bad happens at Stone Grove High School, they get blamed. Why? They’re beautiful, flirtatious, dangerously clever queen bees, and they’re always ready to call out their fellow students. But they’ve never faced a bigger threat than surviving senior year, when Mr. Sandman, a famous, never-caught serial killer emerges from a long retirement—and his hunting ground is their school Queer Club.
As evidence and bodies begin piling up and suspicion points at Dearie and Cole, they will need to do whatever it takes to unmask the real killer before they and the rest of Queer Club are taken down. But they’re not getting away from the killer without a fight.
Along the way, they must confront dark truths hidden beneath the surface of their small desert community. When the world is stacked against them and every flop they know is a suspect, can Dearie and Cole stop Mr. Sandman’s rampage? Or will their lonely nights soon be over . . .
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September 12, 2023 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593745779
- File size: 283562 KB
- Duration: 09:50:45
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- English
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Publisher's Weekly
July 10, 2023
Two gay besties are framed for the murders of fellow queer students in this audacious thriller by Sass (The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers). Arizona Stone Grove High School senior Frankie Dearie, who cues as white, feels as if he’s the only student at school not obsessed with his classmates’ latest true crime docuseries binge-watch about Mr. Sandman, a still-on-the-lam serial killer from the 1970s. The obsession has even ensnared his jock best friend Cole Cardoso, who is Latine. But discussion surrounding the show stops feeling lighthearted when Dearie and Cole are accused of sending Queer Club members texts that mimic Mr. Sandman’s calling card. The pair are determined to prove that the messages are a joke from someone who’s trying to set them up, but their pursuit is derailed when they stumble upon two Queer Club students garroted in the killer’s style. And as the body count grows, so too does evidence pointing to the friends as the culprits. Dearie and Cole’s steadfast devotion to each other provides a grounding backbone to the hair-raising chills. In this enthusiastic homage to queer youth and friendship, Sass embraces quintessential campy slasher tropes and persuasively blends snarky humor with suspenseful horror. Ages 14–up. Agent: Michael Bourret, Dystel, Goderich, & Bourret. -
AudioFile Magazine
Mark Sanderlin's and Griffin Puatu's performances in this vibrant slasher story bring a high school queer club to life--as the club's members fight for theirs. Cole and Dearie, two gay friends, are living their best lives as they approach graduation. Enter Mr. Sandman, a serial killer who wreaked havoc decades ago, only to show up again, attacking anyone associated with the queer club. Once suspected of the murders themselves, Cole and Dearie struggle to unmask the killer--or killers. The narrative shines with classic horror tropes, but Sanderlin and Puatu bring emotional expression that illuminates how queer bonds are stronger than any threat. Torian Brackett delivers interspersed excerpts from a Mr. Sandman documentary. This is a murder mystery for today's world--and it's delightfully scary. A.A.H. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
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