Ivy, Matteo, and Cal used to be friends in middle school, but inexplicably, they grew apart. When their paths cross on the high school parking lot a few years later, things aren't as awkward as expected. They joke about their "best day ever", where they all skipped out on a field trip together. They each confide that they're dreading the school day and decide why not make a repeat of the "best day ever"? It should be even better now that they can drive, right?

But things quickly fall apart when Ivy's rival for student council president winds up dead and Ivy stumbles upon the body, quickly followed by Matteo and Cal. Each of the three former friends has secrets to hide and betrayals abound. But necessity keeps the three tied together. Will they wind up enemies or true friends by the time the day is over? Will they find the real killer, or will the killer find them first?

I greatly enjoyed this one. The characters are all distinct and it was easy to tell whose voice I was reading with three POV characters. It's hard to show meaningful character growth in three main characters in the course of a day, but McManus manages to make it happen. This is one I'll definitely recommend to students.