The Counselors

The Counselors by Jessica Goodman is a young adult fiction novel published by Penguin on May 31, 2022. This 352-page book unfolds a mystery set in an elite summer camp, where three best friends confront dark secrets that culminate in a shocking death. Goldie Easton, a counselor at Camp Alpine Lake, grapples with her own hidden truths while navigating the complexities of friendship and betrayal amid the camp’s privileged atmosphere.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that explores themes of social dynamics and the pressures faced by teens. As Goldie and her friends, Ava and Imogen, delve into the circumstances surrounding a tragic incident, they uncover layers of deception that threaten to unravel their lifelong bonds. The story intricately weaves elements of suspense and mystery, inviting readers to ponder the consequences of secrets and the fragility of trust.
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“Dark secrets? Summer camp setting? Complex teen girls? Murder? Count me in.” —Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces
* A New York Times bestseller * A USA TODAY bestseller * An Indie Bestseller *
From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman comes a twisty mystery about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake.
Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe—the camp is the lifeline of the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Her parents work there so Goldie is one of the few townies who have reaped the rewards of living so close to the summer camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents.
Goldie is back this summer as a counselor, desperate for camp to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive. Because Goldie has a terrible dark secret she’s been keeping, and she is more in need of comfort than ever.
But Goldie’s not the only person who has been lying. When a teen turns up dead late one night, she knows that the death couldn’t have been an accident. She also knows that one of her best friends was there that night.
Asking questions offers no answers, only broken bonds of lifelong friendship, with hidden danger and betrayals deeper than Goldie ever imagined.
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