We’ll Never Tell

Gr 9 Up–The popular YouTube channel We’ll Never Tell is a viral sensation. Friends Casey, Jacob, Eddie, and Zoe are the anonymous creators, trespassing into and filming some of LA’s most famous sites. As seniors ready to graduate, they decide to end their YouTube careers by visiting their most challenging venue—The Valentini “Murder House.” This mansion has been locked in time since the 1972 unsolved murder/suicide of a famous actress and her husband, Rosalinda and Andrew Valentini. The teens break into the mansion and start to film when the abandoned house’s alarm goes off. They run outside but discover they have left Jacob behind; inside the house, he has been stabbed in the same spot where Rosalinda was killed. They presume he is dead when they can’t find his pulse and they flee. The three friends seek to find out who stabbed their friend and if someone is protecting the Murder House legend. Heard’s quick-paced YA whodunit is sure to please teens who seek suspense. The Hollywood backdrop is intriguing. This character-driven novel keeps readers guessing as it twists and turns, and the characters try to solve the mysteries past and present.