Lucy Carver - Young, Gifted and Dead (2013)

When I began this book I almost threw it aside. It initially begins like season one of Veronica Mars - the murdered best friend is even named Lily! But, the brilliant plot quickly had me hooked. Our heroine, Alyssa, is sent off to an elite boarding school in the wilds of England where she encounters a ruthless secret society with a very nasty agenda.

Put like that it doesn't sound like much, but the author has a way of twisting the plot and throwing the blame in different directions until you don't know who the real murderer is until the very end. Some of the topics raised in the book were a little frightening, but very relevant in today's egotist society. I wouldn't want anyone under the age of 16 to read it, but it definitely would be thought provoking for older teens.