Jacksonville Public Library

Where echoes die, a novel, Courtney Gould

eng

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Ages 14-18, Wednesday Books

fiction

Where echoes die

1371465802

Courtney Gould

a novel

"Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She can't stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, longing for a time when things were more normal. So when a mysterious letter in her mother's handwriting containing the words <i>Come and find me</i> arrives in the mail, pointing to the small town at the center of her last investigation, Beck hopes that it holds the answers. But when Beck and her sister, Riley, arrive in Backravel, Arizona, it's clear that something's off. There are no cars, no cemeteries, no churches. The town is a mix of dilapidated military structures and new, shiny buildings, all overseen by a gleaming treatment center high on a plateau. No one seems to remember when they got there, and when Beck digs deeper into the town's enigmatic leader and his daughter, Avery, she begins to suspect that they know more than they're letting on. As the sisters search for answers about their mother, Beck and Avery are increasingly drawn together, and their unexpected connection brings up emotions Beck has fought to keep buried. Beck is desperate to hold on to the way things used to be, but when she starts losing herself in Backravel -- and its connection to her mother -- she risks losing her way back out." --Book jacket

adolescent