Series:

Laurel-leaf suspense

5 total works

Cover of The Other Side of Dark

The Other Side of Dark

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Published 1 August 1986

EDGAR AWARD WINNER
 
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
 
        Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn’t recognize. Her mother is dead—murdered—and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer’s face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her?
        The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon’s most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries.
 
“The compelling premise…and Nixon’s mastery of suspense are gripping.” –Publishers Weekly
 
“Tense and dramatic…[The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers.” –School Library Journal

Cover of Dark and Deadly Pool

Dark and Deadly Pool

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Published 1 October 1987
Sixteen-year-old Mary Elizabeth's summer job at an expensive health club turns out to be more exciting than she bargained for when a series of mysterious events culminate in murder.

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Secret Silent Scream

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Published 1 October 1988
A high school senior is convinced her friend Barry did not commit suicide but was a murder victim, and she endangers her own life to prove it.

Cover of A Candidate for Murder
Cary finds her life in danger when she uncovers a plot to sabotage her father's political campaign for governor of Texas.

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The Stalker

by Joan Lowery Nixon

Published 1 January 1985
When her best friend is accused of murder, seventeen-year-old Jennifer is determined to prove her innocence by finding the real culprit.