Dead Girls Don't Dance

Dead Girls Don’t Dance is the first part in a YA thriller series, @buriedpodies, that seeks to solve previously unsolved murders and the relationship tangles of modern high school students

✓ A gripping YA thriller perfect for fans of Holly Jackson, Alice Oceman and Adam Silvera
✓ Combining Nordic crime with YA suspense
✓ Easy to position in booktok/bookstagram

Chilling suspense in bleak suburban neighborhoods, gripping plot twists, and heartwarming friendships – Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper and Adam Silvera’s YA novels.

16-year-old Oona must start high school without any familiar friends when her family moves back to her childhood hometown of Pori. On her very first day, she overhears a chilling story about a girl who was murdered in the school’s locker room – and soon realizes it’s about her older sister Roosa, who died fourteen years ago. Oona was told Roosa, a talented dancer, took her own life, but could there be something darker behind her sister’s mysterious death?

The thought haunts Oona, even as she immerses herself in dance and navigates the colorful, chaotic world of high school. Determined to uncover the truth, Oona teams up with her friend Kaisla, Rafael, a true crime podcaster, and Roosa’s stepsister Rosanna to investigate Roosa’s death. But their search quickly takes a dark and dangerous turn. The murderer is still out there and willing to silence anyone who digs too deep. Why do Oona’s own parents seem to be hiding secrets of their own?