Very Dangerous Things

A murder mystery game turns deadly in this YA whodunit by the author of Everyone in town knows about the game. For decades, J. Everett High has staged an annual murder mystery to put its criminology students to the test. And this year, crime junkie Dulce Castillo is dead set on winning. Soon, the game kicks off, and the student playing the victim, Xavier Torres, is found poisoned in the school’s greenhouse . . . except his death is not pretend. It’s murder. When the authorities open an investigation, all the evidence points to Sierra Fox, Xavier’s ex-girlfriend and Dulce’s ex-best friend. Claiming innocence and desperate to clear her name, Sierra begs Dulce to look past their bad blood and find the culprit. After all, Dulce knows this school better than any investigator ever could, but she must use caution to solve this mystery. Because these historic halls are full of suspects with no shortage of motives. And in this game of cat and mouse, the other player kills.

About the author

Lauren Muñoz writes YA murder mysteries, including Suddenly a Murder and Very Dangerous Things. In addition to being a writer, Lauren is lawyer and a former teacher living in Southern California. She received her J.D. from Northwestern University in Chicago, where she frequently skipped class to commune with her sun lamp. When she's not reading, she can be found knitting, crocheting, and collecting recipes for things she'll never bake.

Product details

• Authors: Lauren MuAoz, Lauren Munoz, Lauren Muñoz
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2025
• EAN: 9780593857892
• ISBN: 978-0-593-85789-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 217 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics