{"title":"Kara Taylor","description":"Kara Taylor wrote PREP SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL in her first semester of graduate school, in between pulling all nighters and listening to her dad say writing isn't a real job. Now, she lives on Long Island and writes full time.","products":[{"product_id":"prep-school-confidential-paperback","title":"Prep School Confidential - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book rocks! 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With the help of Isabella's twin brother Anthony, and a cute classmate named Brent, Anne discovers that Isabella wasn't quite the innocent nerdy girl she pretended to be. But someone will do anything to stop Anne's snooping in this fast-paced, unputdownable read--even if it means framing her for Isabella's murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKara Taylor's breathtaking debut reads like \u003ci\u003eGossip Girl \u003c\/i\u003ecrossed with \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e in an enveloping start to the Prep School Confidential series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA whirlwind of secrets, lies, and scandals. I whipped through the pages, frantic to discover the killer. -Jill Hathaway, author of \u003ci\u003eSlide\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast-paced, suspenseful and scarily believable. 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Although things have settled (somewhat) since her roommate Isabella's death, Anne's still kind of obsessed with the death of Wheatley student Matthew Weaver thirty years ago, since she found a picture of him and his crewmates with the words they killed him scrawled on the back among Isabella's things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Anne learns that her boyfriend Brent's dad is one of the now-powerful Wheatley alumni who rowed crew with Matthew, and that the crew team continues to induct new members with a creepy-sounding ritual called The Drop, she knows further investigation could put her relationship with Brent in danger. Determined to discover the truth, she reaches out to Anthony, Isabella's townie brother, who helps her delve deeper into the secrets in Wheatley's past. Secrets someone would kill to keep hidden. As the school's Spring Formal--and its notorious afterparty--approaches, Anne sees the perfect opportunity to do some off-campus digging into the lives of Wheatley's VIPs in this thrilling, unputdownable read--but if she's not careful, she'll be the next student who never comes back.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50322133516511,"sku":"9781250033604","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dmU3RUpHTVVEUkhaVHdaMGZ5aklUQT09.webp?v=1782007558"},{"product_id":"deadly-little-sins-paperback","title":"Deadly Little Sins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Kara Taylor's \u003ci\u003eDeadly Little Sins, \u003c\/i\u003e Anne Dowling investigates a mysterious disappearance, concluding the fast-paced and twisty Prep School Confidential series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's August and Anne is back in New York City for the summer, but she can't escape the memories of the terrible things that happened at the Wheatley School last spring-- and the possibility of being expelled looming over her. When an unexpected-- and suspicious-- turn of events gets Anne sent back to Wheatley, she's determined to figure out what happened to her favorite teacher and only adult ally at the school: Ms. Cross. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a shocking, gruesome murder with connections to the Wheatley School occurs, Anne is convinced there's more to Ms. Cross's sudden disappearance, and that her favorite teacher is in danger. But after an ugly breakup with Brent and a new, inexplicable distance between her and Anthony, Anne isn't sure who she can trust. And even worse, Anne discovers evidence that someone at Wheatley is covering up what really happened to Ms. Cross-- someone who will stop at nothing to keep Anne from learning the truth in this engrossing, unputdownable read.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50322133713119,"sku":"9781250033635","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eG9hS1h4VnlvUXJWbmo5OTNjM3c1UT09.webp?v=1782007560"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kara-taylor.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}