Waiting On Wednesday (39)

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event that
spotlights upcoming releases that I’m really
looking forward to. Waiting On Wednesday
is the creation of Jill at Breaking the Spine.

This week’s “can’t-wait-to-read” selection is:

Everything You Want Me to Be
Mindy Mejia
Emily Bestler Books/Atria, January 2017
Mystery, Suspense

From the publisher—

Full of twists and turns, Everything You Want Me to Be reconstructs a year in the life of a dangerously mesmerizing young woman, during which a small town’s darkest secrets come to the forefront…and she inches closer and closer to her death.

High school senior Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen. When she’s found brutally stabbed to death on the opening night of her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of her small town community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a family friend of the Hoffmans, vows to find her killer, but trying to solve her murder yields more questions than answers. It seems that Hattie’s acting talents ran far beyond the stage. Told from three points of view—Del, Hattie, and the new English teacher whose marriage is crumbling—Everything You Want Me to Be weaves the story of Hattie’s last school year and the events that drew her ever closer to her death.

Why am I waiting so eagerly? Honestly, I’m not quite sure but I’m drawn to the idea of learning what will lead up to a girl’s murder, knowing already that she’s dead. Also, this is an adult mystery by an author who has previously written a young adult thriller that’s sort of science fiction-ish and I’m curious to see how she makes the transition from one genre to another.