It’s like a true crime podcast, but we’re solving the case along with our narrator and investigator! In Pip’s town, everyone knows about the murder of popular Andie Bell five years ago. It was her boyfriend, Sal, of course—he even killed himself, wracked with guilt, after she went missing. The case is closed and Sal’s family is ostracized. But Pip is certain Sal is innocent. As she starts digging, she falls down a labyrinth of dark secrets that can prove his innocence. The more she finds out, though, the more threatening messages she gets telling her to stop. And when she thinks she’s finally cracked the case, it just keeps going. Highly recommend this on audio—it plays with a cast of narrators and sound effects in a fun way.

⚡️From the January 2021 edition of Crooked Reads, my monthly(ish) newsletter.