Scarlett Wakefield, Book 03: Kiss in the Dark

by Lauren Henderson

Paperback, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Series

Scarlett Wakefield (3)

Tags

@ebook, fiction, young adult, school days, mystery and detective, peer pressure

Genres

Collections

Middle Grade & Teens, Digital Library

Publication

Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers (2011), ebook edition, 256 pages

Description

Mystery. Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:With Dan McAndrews's murder finally behind her, Scarlett has high hopes for a fresh start at Wakefield Hall Collegiate, the elite English boarding school her grandmother runs. Unfortunately, those hopes are dashed when her nemesis, the infamous Plum Saybourne, is transferred to the school. Plum wastes no time turning Scarlett�??s impressionable classmates against her. Scarlett has dealt with Plum�??s nasty schemes before, and she can handle her archenemy very nicely, thank you�??until Plum sets her sights on Scarlett�??s best friend, Taylor, and new boyfriend, Jase. Then Scarlett is more than willing to fight for what�??s rightfully hers. Things only get worse after Scarlett becomes entangled in a mysterious death on campus. Scarlett is compelled to investigate because she wants to protect someone close to her. She never imagines that she�??ll uncover secrets related to her parents�?? fatal accident so… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member JRlibrary
If you like the series, you'll love book three, but you don't have to have read book 1 and 2 in order to appreciate book 3. One of the nice things about this series is that although a few of the characters are featured in all three books, the plot does NOT revolve around the same thing, and there
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 is almost no reference to the event (the kiss of death) that kicked off book one, so the series doesn't get stale. I don't want to give any spoilers, but will tell you that someone Scarlett is very close to ends up as the prime suspect in a murder.
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LibraryThing member francescadefreitas
(spoilers)
OK, I was started to get really annoyed, I couldn't get past the cliché of Taylor being a secret lesbian and scared when the mean girls find out. That would have taken her instantly from wonderful strong secondary character to token butch girl. But I was wrong, and when I found out what
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 was really happening, I was delighted. Still didn't think the mystery was as strong as the others, but I still like the characters.
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LibraryThing member callmecayce
I love this series and I wish Henderson would hurry up with the next book. While the first two dealt with issues directly related to Scarlett, Kiss in the Dark focuses more on her (boy)friend Jase. I like the twists that Henderson throws in, mixed with the murder mystery. Not quite in the same vein
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 as Nancy Drew, but fun nonetheless. I really hope that we'll be getting more Scarlett Wakefield books, because we're left with another mystery that needs solving (though it's not a true cliffhanger).
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Language

English

Original publication date

2010-04-13

Physical description

256 p.; 8.11 inches

ISBN

0385737785 / 9780385737784

Local notes

With Dan McAndrews's murder finally behind her, Scarlett has high hopes for a fresh start at Wakefield Hall Collegiate, the elite English boarding school her grandmother runs. Unfortunately, those hopes are dashed when her nemesis, the infamous Plum Saybourne, is transferred to the school. Plum wastes no time turning Scarlett’s impressionable classmates against her. Things only get worse after Scarlett becomes entangled in a mysterious death on campus. Scarlett is compelled to investigate because she wants to protect someone close to her. She never imagines that she’ll uncover secrets related to her parents’ fatal accident so many years ago.

Riiight, Scarlett might never imagine what she'll uncover, but it is pretty obvious to anyone else. I just skimmed this out of idle curiosity on what would happen next - not a gripping read.

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