A young-adult thriller ricocheting between the bigotry of the past and present as teens unravel their parentsâ secrets. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying.
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Four teens have dug up the time capsule that their parents buried in 1986 and never bothered to recover. But in addition to the expected ephemera of mixtapes, Walkmans, photographs, letters, toys, and assorted junk, Elayah, Liam, Marcie, and Jorja discover something sinister: a hunting knife stained with blood and wrapped with a note. âI'm sorry. I didnât mean to kill anyone."
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As the action dramatically alternates between the present day and 1986, the mystery unfolds and the sins of the past echo into today. The teens haven't just unearthed a time capsule: theyâve also dug up pain and secrets that someoneâmaybe one of their own parentsâis willing to kill for.