Darkwater by Georgia Blair

Amanda Clarke is dead.

Her body was found floating facedown by the riverbank, and no one knows what happened. As rumours fly and fear grows, it seems that everyone suspects Lyndon, one of Amanda's friends. He's known for his temper, his cruelty and his criminal family - and now the police want to talk to him.

It's the end of summer, 1973, the heat is enough to melt asphalt and a sleepy riverside suburb is losing some of its innocence. Fifteen-year-old Winter went to the same school and hung out in the same places as Amanda. As she finds herself alone in trying to defend Lyndon, Winter learns that you can never really know someone - and the answers she has been looking for are closer than she has ever wanted to believe.

Amanda Clarke este moarta.

Trupul ei a fost gasit plutind cu fata in jos pe malul raului si nimeni nu stie ce s-a intamplat. Pe masura ce zvonurile se raspandesc si frica se mareste, se pare ca toti il suspecteaza pe Lyndon, unul dintre prietenii Amandei. Este vestit pentru comportament violent, cruzime si provine dintr-o familie certata cu legea - iar acum politia doreste sa stea de vorba cu el.

Este sfarsitul verii, in anul 1973, arsita este destul de puternica incat sa topeasca asfaltul si o suburbie linistita de pe malul raului isi pierde din inocenta. Winter, de 15 ani mergea la aceeasi scoala si frecventa aceleasi locuri ca si Amanda. Este singura care doreste sa-l apere pe Lyndon si descopera ca nu poti niciodata sa cunosti pe cineva cu adevarat - iar raspunsurile pe care le cauta se afla mai aproape decat ar fi vrut ea sa creada.