Pasadena

Written by Sherri L. Smith

A friend's death in a pool. Accident, suicide, or murder? Jude seeks the truth.

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240 pages· 44,683 words· Est. 4 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Jude's best friend is dead, found lifeless in a California pool. While others whisper accident or suicide, Jude is convinced it's murder. As she delves into the murky depths of her friend's life, everyone becomes a suspect—family, friends, even herself. Secrets unravel, and Jude must confront her own hidden past. In this gripping noir, the sunlit streets of Pasadena hide shadows of betrayal and truth. Can Jude uncover the real story before it's too late?

From the publisher

“Beautiful clothes, bad habits, ugly secrets: Sherri L. Smith probes the vulnerable underbellies of a lot of toothy sharks in this page-turning California noir.”–E. Lockhart, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars Bad things happen everywhere. Even in the land of sun and roses. When Jude’s best friend is found dead in a swimming pool, her family calls it an accident. Her friends call it suicide. But Jude calls it what it is: murder. And someone has to pay. Now everyone is a suspect–family and friends alike. And Jude is digging up the past like bones from a shallow grave. Anything to get closer to the truth. But that’s the thing about secrets. Once they start turning up, nothing is sacred. And Jude’s got a few skeletons of her own. In a homage to the great noir stories of Los Angeles, award-winning author Sherri L. Smith’s Pasadena is a tale of love, damage and salvation set against the backdrop of California’s City of Roses.

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