Death in the Dorm

Choose Your Own Adventure #171

by R.A. Montgomery

Readers are placed in the character of a private prep school student who discovers the dead body of a roommate who did not seem suicidal, in a dramatic adventure with several possible endings. Original.

Genres: Choose Your Own Adventure, Gamebooks, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Raymond A. Montgomery (born 1936 in Connecticut) was an author and progenitor of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series, which ran from 1979 to 2003. Montgomery graduated from Williams College and went to graduate school at Yale University and New York University (NYU). He devoted his life to teaching and education.

In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing company alongside his wife, fellow author/publisher Shannon Gilligan, with the goal of reviving the CYOA series with new novels and reissued editions of the classics.

He continued to write and publish until his death in 2014.

Reviews

[Josiah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would likely give Death in the Dorm two and a half stars. In my opinion it's one of R.A. Montgomery's best Choose Your Own Adventure books. The writing is tight, compelling, and atmospheric, with a mystery that tightens as the narrative proceeds. It's worth noting that the book isn't as gruesome as the synopsis and cover image indicate.

[Nader Nate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast read, so simple and mediocre!

[JKR · Rating 3 out of 5]

That corpse in the dorm is…









YOURS.

Or it might not be. At least that was my first ending, among many. That’s the beauty of the CYOA books.