Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Some gardens have secrets, and some gardens haveburied bodies ... this one has both After the unfortunate death of her parents in America, Mary issent back to her Uncle's grand manor house in Yorkshire, England.To deal with her grief, Mary throws herself into renovating thewalled garden she used to play in when she was a child. But themore Mary digs, the more secrets and lies she unearths. And when she finds out her Aunt Lily was killed under mysteriouscircumstances in the garden, it seems that everyone has somethingto hide - which doesn't help with Mary's investigation. Nell Sowerby - her best friend from childhood seems to be hidingsomething, Colin - Aunt Lily's son seems to be sick all the timewith no obvious signs of illness, and her uncle is clearly nottelling her the whole truth about what happened the day her auntdied. Who is protecting who? And why?As Mary gets to the bottom of the investigation with the helpof a questionable detective and nosey podcaster covering the case,she begins to realise that not everything is as it seems... From bestselling author Katie Bernet, BETH IS DEAD, comes a brandnew murder mystery retelling, this time from household classicThe Secret GardenUnreliable narrators with lots of twists and turns that keepyou guessing on every page.Great for fans of the classic text and for new readers alike.Accessible and gripping storytellingTrue YA romance subplot between Mary and love interest Dickon Praise for BETH IS DEAD'A gripping, cleverly rendered puzzle box of a book brimmingwith heart and sisterhood. The mystery makes the story impossibleto put down' Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval'This twisty, addictive spin on the classic Little Womenis a messy, jaw-dropping and unpredictable love letter tosisterhood and suspense. It'll have you craving more with everyturned page' Busayo Matuluko, author of 'Till Death'An electrifying twist on a beloved classic, Beth isDead gripped me from the very first page and never let go'Bill Wood, author of Let's Split Up