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'Do you want to talk about a fictional murder in a book or do you want to talk about the actual murder that happened under our roof?'

Fourteen-year-old Ruth has spent the weekend at the family farm with her dad, her aunts, their partners and her kind-of-cousin, Dylan, visiting the…

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1 author picked My Family and Other Suspects as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is an engaging and entertaining novel for young adults. Ruth is an entirely likeable and resourceful character, and the plot has plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing.

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