num_pages: 384
description: For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes two Edgar Award winning novels in Two The Other Side of Dark &amp; The Name of the Game Was Murder from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. The Other Side of Dark EDGAR AWARD WINNER         Stacy wakes up in a room that’s not hers, in a body she doesn’t recognize, to discover she’s been in a coma for four years. Her mother is dead—murdered—and Stacy, recovering from a gunshot wound, is the only eyewitness. But the killer is not about to let her reveal his identity…. “The compelling premise…and Nixon’s mastery of suspense are gripping.” – Publishers Weekly “Tense and dramatic…[ The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers.” – School Library Journal The Name of the Game Was Murder EDGAR AWARD WINNER         Samantha is shocked when she meets her great-uncle, the famous novelist Augustus Trevor. He’s a mean-spirited man who has just invited—blackmailed—a group of celebrities to come to his island mansion and participate in a “game.” But when Augustus is found murdered, it’s up to Samantha to join the game—and win. “Another successful page-turner.” – School Library Journal
language: English
title: Two Mysteries: The Other Side of Dark & The Name of the Game Was Murder
titlecomplete: Two Mysteries: The Other Side of Dark & The Name of the Game Was Murder
genres: Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 92
publisher: Laurel Leaf