{"product_id":"dead-girls-talking-9780823461851","title":"Dead Girls Talking","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe town of Wolf Ridge calls him The Smiley Face Killer. Bettina Holland calls him her father.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows Bettina's father was the one who murdered her mother a decade ago. It's the subject of podcasts, murder tours, and even a highly anticipated docuseries. But after growing up grappling with what that means, a string of copycat murders forces Bett to answer a harder question: What if he \u003ci\u003edidn't\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOld-money Bett must team up with the only person willing to investigate alongside her: bookish goth girl Eugenia, the mortician's daughter, who everyone says puts the makeup on corpses. Can this \"true crime princess\" unmask a murderer who's much closer to home than she ever imagined? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGritty, gripping, and propulsive from page one, \u003ci\u003eDead Girls Talking \u003c\/i\u003eis a ride for readers who love to see girls get their hands dirty as they claw their way to the truth. Peterson's knife-sharp thriller cuts deep, with a wicked sense of humor, a wire-taut atmosphere, and a deadly serious approach to bigger issues of justice and female anger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS FEATURED ON THE NERD DAILY AND THE \u003ci\u003eSTAR TRIBUNE \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Spine-tingling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Engrossing. This is a book you won't want to put down.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--Crystal J. Bell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamplighter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823461851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Megan Cooley Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634866651317,"sku":"9780823461851","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bca1619f-6986-4f26-b840-ed552d27541e.jpg?v=1756789272","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dead-girls-talking-9780823461851","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}