A review by jcbmathcat
Nearly Dead: Am Ende stirbst du by Elle Cosimano

4.0

For our mystery book club, we were asked to read a YA mystery. I chose this one from the list since the protagonist was a female student who had excellent math skills.

Nearly is her name, and ever since her father left and she thought she saw a cryptic message from him in the Personals, she has checked them daily, hoping for more messages.

Her mother earns a living by dancing at a club near the trailer park where they live.

A student is found under the bleachers after an attack, and Nearly finds a message in the Personals that relates to the incident. The girl lives, but victims that follow are not so lucky.

Since this is a YA book, there is the requisite "bad boy" who is attracted to Nearly.

I enjoyed the way Cosimano handled the plot and the characters. It seemed realistic in that loose ends were not necessarily tidied up, and there wasn't a happily ever after for everyone.

This is listed as #1, so I presume there will be more Nearly books in the future.