Two Can Keep a Secret.

Ellery arrives in Echo Ridge, a town shaped by a disappearance and an earlier murder. New threats suggest the past is far from settled. Karen M. McManus builds a young adult mystery around family secrets and public reputations.

Why read Two Can Keep a Secret? Karen M. McManus uses small-town relationships to connect past events with present suspicions. Reputation influences how characters interpret every clue. Key themes and summary Ellery moves in with her grandmother in the town where her aunt disappeared. New threats and another disappearance connect her questions with Malcolm, whose family carries the burden of earlier accusations. Who should read this novel? Readers of teenage mysteries and family secrets. This standalone story includes disappearance, murder and community suspicion.