The Dark Deception (Daphne and Velma Novel #2)

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Move over, Betty and Veronica - this is Daphne and Velma like you've never seen before! This dark new series of YA novels is a horror-driven twist on the classic girl detectives from Scooby-Doo. Despite their differences, Daphne and Velma were able to solve the mystery of The Vanishing Girl. But there are a lot of secrets buried in the town of Crystal Cove. And the biggest case of all still remains unsolved ... why did the town's original settlers all disappear? What happened to them? Velma is determined to find out ... especially because her family's ancestors were among the disappeared. And now that she and Daphne have started to get a reputation for solving mysteries, everyone in town is looking to them for answers. But digging up the past can be dangerous ... especially when some people in town have profited from the mystery for so long. Can these two intrepid teen detectives crack the case ... and escape with their lives?

Morgan Baden's debut Young Adult novel, The Hive, co-written with her husband Barry Lyga, was named a Best Book of Fall 2019 by People magazine and was called "a gripping, tense, action-packed thriller" by Booklist. An established and bestselling ghostwriter, Morgan is also a communications consultant who has led social media and internal communications for iconic children's book brands. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.