Ripley Jones's YA debut, "Missing Clarissa," follows two high-school best friends' investigation into the 1999 murder of a high-school cheerleader. Oreville high-school students Blair and Cameron have heard all the rumors about the death of Clarissa Campbell, the popular Oreville cheerleader who disappeared into the woods and never returned in the '90s. They hope to unravel the truth from the lies with their new podcast, and as they sink deeper into the seemingly pristine life of Clarissa, they discover dark secrets about her former boyfriend and a local town hero who was once her art teacher. Will Blair and Cameron be able to deliver justice to Clarissa's memory, or will their podcast only dig up truths too painful to bear?
Release date: March 7
