The May Queen Murders

“Dark, dangerous, and drippingly gothic.”

—Gretchen McNeil, author of
Ten
and the Don’t Get Mad series

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Stay on the roads. Don’t enter the woods. Never go out at night.

Those are the rules in Rowan’s Glen, a remote farming community in the

Missouri Ozarks where Ivy Templeton’s family has lived for centuries. It’s an

old-fashioned way of life, full of superstition and traditions passed down from

the elders, and sixteen-year-old Ivy loves it. The other kids at school may think

the Glen kids are weird, but Ivy doesn’t care; she has her cousin Heather as

her best friend. The two girls are closer than sisters, and they share everything

with each other—or so Ivy thinks. When Heather goes missing after a May Day

celebration, Ivy discovers both her best friend and her beloved hometown are

as full of secrets as the woods that surround them.

“This book weeps atmosphere. Rich, intense, and sporting a cast

of characters you will fall in love with, it draws you into the sordid

doings of Rowan’s Glen and doesn’t let you go.”

—Hillary Monahan, author of
Mary: The Summoning

lives by the woods and has an owl. She grew up believ-

ing you had to hold your breath when passing a graveyard. Now she writes about

cemeteries, murder, and folklore. She resides in Missouri with her husband, three

children, and three dogs. When she’s not writing, she can be found volunteering at

a stable for disabled riders. Visit her website at
www.sarahjude.com
.

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Publication date: MAY 3, 2016

ISBN: 978-0-544-64041-2 | $17.99 | 5½ x 8¼ | 304 pages | Ages 14 and up | Hardcover

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