All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

All Your Twisted Secrets

by Diana Urban

A thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classics by Agatha Christie, that will leave readers guessing until the explosive ending.

“Welcome to dinner, and again, congratulations on being selected. Now you must do the selecting.”

What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it’s a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill...or else everyone dies.

Amber Prescott is determined to get her classmates and herself out of the room alive, but that might be easier said than done. No one knows how they’re all connected or who would want them dead.

As they retrace the events over the past year that might have triggered their captor’s ultimatum, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding something.

And with the clock ticking down, confusion turns into fear, and fear morphs into panic as they race to answer the biggest question: Who will they choose to die?

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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At this point, I always expect to be able to figure parts of the mystery out, and I did with this one as well, but there were still surprises in there for me, and I had a great time getting to the big reveal.

The story alternates between the hour, where they are trapped in the room, and the year leading up to this "dinner". I liked the juxtaposition of the ease of the past with the intensity of the present. I enjoyed collecting details from the past, and figuring out how they fit into this present day puzzle. It's always interesting to see people reveal their true selves under dire circumstances as well. Locked in a room, one dies or they all die, is one of those situations, where people can get really primal, and as expected, these kids crack.

Overall, a strong debut.

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