The Carlton Girls
Zoe and the Deadly Threat (#2)

Only Murders in the Building meets The Swifts in the second installment of this twisty whodunit mystery series.

Zoe Durand has a secret. She and the Carlton Girls have been taking the Upper West Side by storm, solving case after case. But little do her friends know that at home, Zoe puts just as much thought into defusing the tension between her parents as she does into sleuthing.

To make matters more complicated, Zoe runs into Ram—her favorite content creator—and is shocked to realize he’s nothing like the boy behind the screen. He’s rude…he’s entitled…he’s…asking the Carlton Girls for help.

Someone’s been sabotaging Ram’s equipment, his film sets, his life. As the anonymous threats against Ram become all too real, it’s up to the four friends to uncover the culprit before disaster strikes. The Carlton Girls are on the case!

- EARLY REVIEWS FOR THE CARLTON GIRLS SERIES -

“A middle grade Only Murders in the Building sure to delight preteen and adult readers alike. Full of hijinks and sweet treats, Casey and the Cruel Thief pulled me out of a reading slump and made me want to text my best friend from seventh grade. Read this if you love mysteries, female friendships, and heartwarming characters that will have you grinning from ear to ear.”
- Esther Fung, @estherfungreads

“Welcome to the best kind of new club, where four girls try to solve a mystery in their NYC building. Readers will want to put on their sleuthing caps to follow the clues in this captivating caper!”—Debbi Michiko Florence, Edgar Award finalist for Last Chance Academy: A Study in Secrets

“If you ever wished the Baby-Sitters Club solved mysteries, then the Carlton Girls are your crew! Casey, Abby, Yesi, and Zoe each bring their own expertise to the team, and all four characters are so lovable. This exciting and clever mystery will have you declaring, ‘Just one more chapter!’—because it’s unputdownable.”—Lauren Magaziner, internationally bestselling author of Case Closed and The Incorruptibles

“A heartwarming tale of friendship, connection, and learning to communicate with those we cherish most, all set against the backdrop of an engaging mystery that’ll have readers wishing they could join the Carlton team!” – Kalyn Josephson, NYT-bestselling author of the Ravenfall series.

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