{"id":5664,"date":"2026-09-03T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5664"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:49:12","slug":"the-murder-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5664","title":{"rendered":"The Murder Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

June’s older sister Lily is perfect\u2014gets all A’s in school, has a gorgeous boyfriend, and is respectful to Ma and Pa and their Asian heritage\u2014while June is messy, not a scholar, and questions everything. When Lily dies in an accident involving a malfunctioning prop knife during a secret Murder Club, her family is devastated, and June blames herself, since she knew that her sister was sneaking out at night. But something doesn’t seem right, and with the help of best friend Zoey and cute guy Alex, she starts to put together the pieces and decides to throw a Murder Club of her own. As June continues to pull on the strings holding together the lie about what happened on the night Lily died, we discover that her sister’s perfect circle of friends are anything but that. June wants justice for her sister and is willing to put herself at risk to out Lily’s murderer, no matter the cost. Author He constructs a tightly wound thriller against the backdrop of high-school reality with a shocking conclusion that will leave readers breathless.<\/strong>\u2014Dodie Ownes<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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