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The Other Side of Dark

by Joan Lowery Nixon

A witness piecing together a crime

Critically Recognized
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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    Four-time Edgar Allan Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner

    The description states that Joan Lowery Nixon is a four-time winner of this award.

  • Critical praise

    Praised by Publishers Weekly

    Publishers Weekly praises the book's premise and Nixon's suspense writing.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A witness piecing together a crime

Stacy’s recovery begins with two urgent gaps: her mother has been murdered, and the gunshot wound she survived has left her with only a shadowy memory of the killer. As the sole eyewitness, she is central to the mystery, but her uncertain recollection leaves the crime—and the danger surrounding her—unresolved. The story’s suspense rests on that tension between what Stacy experienced and what she can remember, with the threat of the killer reaching her adding urgency to her search for clarity.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in crime-centered suspense
  • Readers who enjoy mysteries built around a witness’s uncertain memory
  • Joan Lowery Nixon readers seeking a young adult thriller

Themes

Memory and recoveryMurder investigationWitness to a crimePersonal safety

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Book overview

EDGAR AWARD WINNER

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.

Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn't recognize. Her mother is dead--murdered--and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer's face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her?
The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon's most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries.

"The compelling premise...and Nixon's mastery of suspense are gripping." -Publishers Weekly

"Tense and dramatic...[The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers." -School Library Journal

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