“…several twists and turns keep the pages flipping. Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret. … A strong debut from a promising author.” - Publishers Weekly Exciting new YA - A fantastic blend of paranormal, romance and thriller. Violet gets up and gets in her Honda to take her and her best friend, Jay, to school. However, when she unearths a dead girl, he carries her away. She starts digging and her father seems to be used to this. “Derting’s first novel demonstrates unusual skill in weaving together contemporary teenage preoccupations with its paranormal plot twist. The Body Finder Kimberly Derting While walking in the woods with her father, eight-year-old Violet follows a strange sound that he can’t hear. Both a compelling thriller and a tender love story, these elements of a murder mystery and young love combine successfully to create an exciting paranormal story with a strong and likeable heroine. The rustling of the leaves mingled gently with the restless calls of birds and the far-off rushing waters of the icy river that lay beyond the trees.

50,674 Ratings Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. The Body Finder is a new paranormal series that is funny, frightening and very sweet. Series: The Body Finder 1 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult PROLOGUE VIOLET AMBROSE WANDERED AWAY FROM THE safety of her father as she listened to the harmony of sounds weaving delicately around her.

A real page–turner, this will have readers checking behind themselves and refusing to go anywhere alone.” - Booklist The Body Finder (The Body Finder, 1) by Kimberly Derting 3.95 avg. “First–time novelist Derting has written a suspenseful mystery and sensual love story that will captivate readers who enjoy authentic high–school settings, snappy dialogue, sweet romance, and heart–stopping drama. “You’ll be drawn in by the love story-and kept up all night by the suspense.” - Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Stargazer I did know I wouldn’t be getting anything done until I read the whole book.” - Melissa Marr, author of WICKED LOVELY “The romance and the mystery in THE BODY FINDER were so intense that I didn’t know whether to hold my breath or scream.

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