Julie Berry, the author of The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, has never solved a murder or attended boarding school. Her manners are decidedly improper. But she is part of a scandalous sisterhood. She's the youngest of seven children, six of whom are girls, and if they'd ever had a chance to conceal a corpse and run a school, they'd have jumped on it. Today she lives in eastern Massachusetts with her husband and their four sons and two cat

"With a collection of interesting independence-seeking girls, a bit of mystery, and a smattering of romance, this will suit Anglophiles and boarding-school enthusiasts as well as those seeking a bit of sisterly literary companionship." --BCCB

"Berry's prose is reminiscent of the dark comedy and melodrama of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries . . . This is a well-researched, clever, and deliciously dark comedy with an emphasis on female empowerment." --School Library Journal

"Immensely entertaining, smart, and frothy." --The Horn Book

"... beautifully written, with rich vocabulary, charming details, spunky dialogue, and plucky heroines . . . delightfully zany." --VOYA

"*Romance blooms in unexpected places, and danger lurks around every corner in this delightfully farcical tale, full of twists and turns." --Publisher's Weekly STARRED REVIEW

Publisher: Square Fish

Pub date: 2016-01-12

Length: 368 pages