A Great and Sudden Change

A shocking suicide in small-town Connecticut leads three teens—a haunted boy, a grieving girlfriend, and a seasoned paranormal investigator—on a deadly path confronting curses, conspiracies, and their own shortcomings as otherworldly danger closes in.A Great and Sudden Change is Daniel Jean Perrier's debut YA suspense novel following Davy, Valerie, and Emma on their path to unravel the mystery the unsuspectingly fall into.Davy is terrified he will suffer the same fate as the boy he thinks haunts him. Valerie cannot fathom her boyfriend taking his own life. Emma wants to use her expertise to help them both, in honor of the boy she only knew through urban exploration photos on a paranormal forum.Each step they take to unravel the mystery ferries them closer to danger. When they discover and enact an ominous online ritual, they unwittingly open a door to an unsettling mirror world that brings him face to face with deep-set grief and unresolved regrets.Commitment to the investigation looms over their days—Davy’s friendships are strained by his absence, Valerie’s rage erodes her ability to tolerate any aspect of her previous life, and Emma neglects her academic ambitions in the search for an answer to the puzzle and people before her.When Davy and Valerie recklessly reenact the ill-fated ritual for the chance to find closure, a troubling tarot reading warns Emma, and she must race to find them before delving into their grief kills them both.

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