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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

(2027)
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden
grow?...


After the unfortunate death of her parents in America, Mary is
sent back to her Uncle's grand manor house in Yorkshire, England.
To deal with her grief, Mary throws herself into renovating the
walled garden she used to play in when she was a child. But the
more Mary digs, the more secrets and lies she unearths.



And when she finds out her Aunt Lily was killed under mysterious
circumstances in the garden, it seems that everyone has something
to hide - which doesn't help with Mary's investigation.



Nell Sowerby - her best friend from childhood seems to be hiding
something, Colin - Aunt Lily's son seems to be sick all the time
with no obvious signs of illness, and her uncle is clearly not
telling her the whole truth about what happened the day her aunt
died. Who is protecting who? And why?



As Mary gets to the bottom of the investigation with the help
of a questionable detective and nosey podcaster covering the case,
she begins to realise that not everything is as it seems...





    • From bestselling author Katie Bernet, BETH IS DEAD, comes a brand
      new murder mystery retelling, this time from household classic
      The Secret Garden



      • Unreliable narrators with lots of twists and turns that keep
        you guessing on every page.



        • Great for fans of the classic text and for new readers alike.
          Accessible and gripping storytelling



          • True YA romance subplot between Mary and love interest Dickon



            Praise for BETH IS DEAD


            'A gripping, cleverly rendered puzzle box of a book brimming
            with heart and sisterhood. The mystery makes the story impossible
            to put down
            ' Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval



            'This twisty, addictive spin on the classic Little Women
            is a messy, jaw-dropping and unpredictable love letter to
            sisterhood and suspense. It'll have you craving more with every
            turned page
            ' Busayo Matuluko, author of 'Till Death



            'An electrifying twist on a beloved classic, Beth is
            Dead
            gripped me from the very first page and never let go'
            Bill Wood, author of
            Let's Split Up





            Genre: Young Adult Romance



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