For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Dark and Deadly Pool from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
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ย ย ย ย Liz enjoys her summer pool job at the glamorous Ridley Hotel. Until the dark and lonely night when a ghastly shadow surges up from the pool. A faceโeyes wide, mouth gapingโstares at Liz. A hand clutches at her sneaker. Then it, whatever it is, is gone.
ย ย ย ย But danger isnโt. Strange things are happening at the hotel, and a shaken Liz wants to know why. But whoever is behind the trouble will stop at nothingโnot even murderโto get what he wants.
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โ[A] suspenseful mystery, rounded out with touches of humor and romance.โ โPublishers Weekly