Synopsis:
Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets is a psychological thriller from the author of Little Creeping Things—can a grieving girl discover the twisted truth behind her sister’s hiking accident?
Piper Sullivan never should have been at Suicide Point the day she fell. Her older sister, Savannah, knows this with all her heart—just as she knows that Piper’s “accident” was entirely her fault. Savannah did something awful, something she can barely stand to think about, and now Piper is in a coma.
But just as Savannah’s guilt threatens to swallow her whole, she finds something strange in Piper’s locker: a note inviting Piper to a meeting of their school’s wilderness club…at the very place and on the very day she fell. Which means that there’s a chance Piper wasn’t alone.
Maybe it isn’t Savannah’s fault, after all. Someone in the club might know what really happened. Someone might have done something. But why? If Savannah wants to find out the truth about that tragic day, she’ll have to join the club on their weekend long camping trip…on the very same mountain where her sister fell. And with everyone in the club a suspect, she’ll need to be careful or she might follow her sister into the dark.
Review:
Thrillers and mysteries are probably my favourite genre to listen to. They’re often more gripping so I don’t lose my focus as often, which is a common problem with audiobooks for me. I’m happy to say Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets was an entertaining read and the narrator did a great job. Sadly though, this won’t be making its way into my favourite books. It was a very decent read, but definitely had its flaws.
Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets promised an unreliable narrator, this was literally said at the start, and I feel like that wasn’t really delivered. At no point did I actually feel like Savannah could have been the one to try and kill Piper. Which was very disappointing. I never would have guessed who actually did it, but that’s because it wasn’t set up entirely well. There are various characters that it could have been but they were too obvious and were revealed too early in the story.
Coming back to Savannah. She’s determined to find out what happened to Piper, but not because she loves her sister. Oh no, it’s because she’s worried she’s the one that pushed her to commit suicide. This makes Savannah an unlikable character and not in a good way. Part of me wished she was the one that did it just so it can be revealed that she’s not a good person.
The actual build up of figuring out who potentially pushed Piper was actually done pretty well. But as I mentioned before, just not that actual culprit. The different stories/alibis of the characters were great and the tension definitely built as the story went on, but I think a classic ‘it was the teacher’ story would have been better. The actual resolution is a little underwhelming.
Overall, Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets is a decent enough read, but probably isn’t one I would have paid for. Thankfully I listened to this through Audible Plus so I didn’t waste my money. However, it’s not longer available for free so I’m not sure I’d recommend it.
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