Book jacket image for Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

HarperTeen

9780063255951

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Death at Morning House

Maureen Johnson crafts a whip-smart standalone whodunit in Death at Morning House, with a narrative that alternates between past and present.

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Review of ‘Death at Morning House’

What was supposed to be an incredibly romantic first date with her longtime crush, Akilah, instead nearly becomes Marlowe Wexler's undoing, when the custom candle she ordered in Akilah's favorite scent explodes, burning down a house belonging to Marlowe’s family friends. Is it any wonder that Akilah breaks things off rather than dating an accidental…

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