Mystery fans will enjoy this twisty series starter, based on the Lethal Lit podcast, where Cuban American teen Tig Torres investigates suspicious happenings and the local history of her hometown, Hollow Falls. Taking place between seasons one and two of the podcast, this story is propelled by the disappearance of Tig's crush, Oly, whom she's determined to find with the help of friends Max and Wyn. They aren't the only sleuths in town, however, and soon their paths cross with Murder of Crows, an amateur detective group hoping to get their help in solving a local mystery: tracking down the town founder's missing body. Cinematic storytelling will sweep readers along as Tig and her friends become involved in a series of adventures where danger mounts and it becomes clear someone is willing to kill to keep the town's secrets buried. Filled with fun and scary moments, this is the perfect book for those who love engrossing crime-based tales with a twist.

Teen sleuth Tig Torres of the popular Lethal Lit podcast returns to Hollow Falls, where another deadly mystery awaits.Fresh off a summer in New York following the events of the Lit Killer case, Tig is ready to reunite with her friends Wyn and Max in Hollow Falls. Of course, Tig's reputation soon draws her into another mystery when eccentric Mr. Green invites her to join the Murder of Crows, a secretive club full of older townsfolk obsessed with sprawling local history. At a club meeting, Mr. Wyatt (another odd elderly man) tasks Tig with completing The Hunt, a riddle-strewn search for the town founder's body and, with it, a fabled treasure that numerous would-be adventurers throughout the area's blood-drenched past have fixated upon. When Mr. Wyatt ends up dead, Tig realizes another killer is afoot. The deeper Tig and her friends dive into The Hunt and its numerous dangers, the more Tig uncovers about the Murder of Crows, the truth behind Hollow Falls' Founder's Day, and even her Abuela's shocking role in The Hunt almost 50 years ago. This brisk, absorbing mystery is a tight (if sometimes clunky) ode to sinister small towns. References to Tig's podcast-recapping events thus far-as well as a subplot involving her relationship with Wyn that gestures toward something beyond friendship, add more intriguing wrinkles to this tale. Fans will be aware that Tig is Cuban American; Wyn and Max read as White.Gruesomely cool. (Thriller. 12-18)