The Lying Game #6: Seven Minutes in Heaven
In this presumably final book in the Lying Game series, which is dedicated to solving the murder of Sutton Mercer, Shepard does a fine job of building tension and laying believable red herrings along Emma&#x2019;s route to identifying her twin&#x2019;s killer. Teenage boys in this cycle continue to receive dramatic but well-earned reputations as violent and jealous (and jealously violent), but the family issues featuring the twins&#x2019; grandparents and Emma&#x2019;s detective work are credibly and engagingly played out. There seems to be little of the Lying Game itself here, except when its notoriety leads authorities to dismiss a witness. This one can stand alone. Grades 8-10. --Francisca Goldsmith