SOLVED. YA? Mystery. Student is kidnapped/ murdered/ commits suicide? at a school, and murderer tries to pass it off as a suicide? Read in 2021.

[Madiha]

I met a girl and she was telling me about a book she read recently(in 2021).
All she remembered was that it was a mystery.
Maybe YA? I don't think it was Adult
Set in a boarding school or college or HS/MS(less likely tho)
A student is either kidnapped or murdered.
She also said that maybe if it was murder the murderer tried to pass it off as suicide?
It could have been suicide like in the book (I was Here)
I dunno anything else about the book.
I know this is pretty vague but please let me know what it could be.
Thanks Everyone in advance!

[Kris]

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[Madiha]

Thank you so much Kris!
I suck at summarizing in general sooo....

[Kris]

It's a challenge when a friend tells us about a book (that we haven't read). Can you ask her for more details?

[Sarah]

The Suicide House?

It is adult fiction rather than YA but the details fit.

[Kajehas]

Madiha wrote: "I met a girl and she was telling me about a book she read recently(in 2021).
All she remembered was that it was a mystery.
Maybe YA? I don't think it was Adult
Set in a boarding school or college o..."

This book starts with a teacher's death, but there is a student "suicide" that occurred before the action in the novel.

Set in a boarding school in England.

Teacher's body disappears.

Murder Most Unladylike

[Madiha]

Sarah and Kajehas,
Nope, Sadly, She said those aren't it.

[Madiha]

Kris,
I asked her and she says that the setting was modern and there might..have been multiple MCs

[Alli]

People Like Us
Set in a boarding school with a suicide/murder...

[Madiha]

Alli,
Unfortunately, another no.

[Florence]

One of us is lying by Karen m McManus maybe? Sorry I can’t link in the app.

[Michele]

Are you sure it was high school? There is Donna Tartt's "The Secret History" (sorry, am on phone app and can't link) which might fit, but it's college. Small New England, so a lot like a boarding school :)

[From Heaven With Love]

@Florence... Nah I don't this it was one of her books because I hv read all of them and they don't hv any of that info... Maybe one of us is lying but there is technically no murderer (oops spoiler ) but yh it sound I teresting tho :) sry that I can't help

[Taylor]

One of Us Is Lying and The Secret History for Florence and Michele's suggestions

[Madiha]

Florence,
Definitely not One Of Us Is Lying.
Me and my friend recently read this together.

[Madiha]

Michele,
It could have been college, middle school or high school..

[Sara]

Could it be The Secret Place ?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

How are you so certain none of these books are right if you didn't read the book, and only have a small amount of information about it secondhand?

[Madiha]

Nope, Sara, good guess though.

[Madiha]

Lobster girl,
I'm sending the girl the books and she's telling me if these are right or, well, not right.

[Madiha]

FOUND THE BOOK!
My friend asked around town about the story and found this:
It was written by a recent graduate in her town. However, it was not published. It was called "A+ Victims". It was in the library, during their annual "New writers" convention thing.

[Michele]

Can you give us the author's name, in case others might be wondering? Or, y'know, in case they become Famous Author Person?