Sadie’s sister is one generation back from Ellery and Malcolm. I had a hard time piecing together the way all the characters related since they were varying ages and there were two girls whose lives ended tragically. The only really confusing element to the story, for me, was the timeline. Ellery sees her time in Echo Ridge as a chance to learn more about her missing aunt, the twin sister her mom never talks about. Malcolm gives his point-of-view as someone whose family has been tangled up with a murdered girl, since his older brother was accused, but not convicted, of killing her. I liked the characters, both Ellery and Malcolm, right away. They’re not related stories, even though the titles have a cool thing going on. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it’s safest to keep your secrets to yourself.Īfter reading ONE OF US IS LYING, I was really eager to read TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET. The thing is, secrets are dangerous–and most people aren’t good at keeping them. And the longer she’s in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. Her mother has them her grandmother does too. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.Įllery knows all about secrets.

And before school even begins for Ellery, someone’s declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. The town is picture-perfect, but it’s hiding secrets. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows.

And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. Ellery’s never been there, but she’s heard all about it. JanuAmazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads | Book Depository About TWO CAN KEEP A SECRETĮcho Ridge is small-town America.

Two can keep a secret