Title: All Unquiet Things
Author: Anna Jarzab (Blog) (Twitter: @ajarzab)
Genre: Murder-mystery, Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 12, 2010
Hardcover: 352 pages
Original Language: English (American)
Audiobook or physical book: Overdrive Audiobook
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Amazon Description
Carly: She was sweet. Smart. Self-destructive. She knew the secrets of Brighton Day School’s most privileged students. Secrets that got her killed.
Neily: Dumped by Carly for a notorious bad boy, Neily didn’t answer the phone call she made before she died. If he had, maybe he could have helped her. Now he can’t get the image of her lifeless body out of his mind.
Audrey: She’s the reason Carly got tangled up with Brighton’s fast crowd in the first place, and now she regrets it—especially since she’s convinced the police have put the wrong person in jail. Audrey thinks the murderer is someone at Brighton, and she wants Neily to help her find out who it is.
As reluctant allies Neily and Audrey dig into their shared past with Carly, her involvement with Brighton’s dark goings-on comes to light. But figuring out how Carly and her killer fit into the twisted drama will force Audrey and Neily to face hard truths about themselves and the girl they couldn’t save.
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My summary/Review
Neily’s ex-girlfriend Carly was beautiful, brilliant, and rich. She was also self destructive and secretive. One day, after he ignored a phone call from her, Neily finds Carly murdered. The convicted murderer, her drunk uncle, father to her best friend Audrey.
But Audrey, not her father’s greatest fan, is convinced of his innocence. She convinces Neily to help her investigate what really happened to Carly. To uncover her secrets. What they find is a tangled web of secrets and the elite.
The world is full of drugs, money and violence. Cover ups and rumours. And a golden crowd that can make or break your position in the school.
Overview
One of the best murder mysteries for young adults I have ever read. I wouldn’t recommend it for younger readers though. There’s sex, drugs and violence. I found both Neily and Audrey to be endearing characters and as we learn more about Carly we see how she became so damaged.
I was actually surprised by the actual perpetrator, although I imagined that the individual had been much more involved in the murder than had been initially implied.
This was Anna Jarzab’s debut novel, I hope we see more from her soon.
Awards
YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults (2010)
Location:
Empire Valley (San Francisco East Bay area), California
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