A Candidate for Murder

Authors: Nixon, Joan Lowery
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: YAF042000, YAF062000, YAF058150
ISBN: 9780307827463, Related ISBNs: 0307827461, 0385302576, 044021212X, 9780307827463, 9780385302579
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 224,
Audience: Young adult
Synopsis: For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes A Candidate For Murder from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
 
        A suspense novel set in the world of politics. With her father running for governor of Texas, Cary is determined to find out why she appears to be in danger.
 
“A thriller…[with] believable characters and an ever-mounting level of suspense [that will] hold the reader’s attention to the finish.” –Publishers Weekly
 
“Nixon is back doing the kind of book she does best…an inviting read.” –Booklist /2000
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