Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls

Ever wondered what you would do if a decades-old murder case landed right on your doorstep? For Nora, the chilling mystery of the two girls murdered by "Mister Death" forty years ago is about to become terrifyingly personal when she moves into the very house where it happened. You'll follow Nora as she uncovers a town's dark secrets and buried truths. As she pieces together old clues and confronts hostile neighbors, you’ll learn how the past never truly dies. Discover how one girl's courage can expose a killer and finally bring justice to the blue-eyed girls.

A New York Times bestselling author of more than eighty books, Mary Downing Hahn is a master of suspense and historical fiction for young adults. Her personal connection to the 1955 case that inspired Mister Death's Blue-Eyed Girls stems from her own teenage years in the same Maryland suburbs where the events unfolded. This firsthand experience of the community's fear and fascination provides the novel with its chilling authenticity and profound emotional depth, exploring a story that has haunted her for decades.