Ripper continues Isabel Allende’s
foray into YA, and if you’re looking for a teenage
sleuth/family relationships/serial killer burrito of a novel, search no
further.
Amanda loves Ripper, an online mystery-solving game she plays
with other lonely teenagers from all over the world. But when a string of strange murders occurs
in San Francisco, the players decide to expand their game and sleuthing skills
into real life. Using information they
find in the news, online, and from Amanda’s father—the Deputy Chief
in charge of the Homicide Division—Amanda and the Ripper players become
embroiled in the search for a serial killer.
However, when Amanda’s own mother is kidnapped and all
clues point to it being the work of the same killer they’ve
been tracking, the Ripper players—with the help of a scarred former Navy SEAL,
a revolutionary turned AI professor, and loyal dog (who happens to have
titanium teeth)— must beat the clock to stop the killer from claiming another
victim.
Y’all definitely need to stay on the lookout for this one.
-Amanda