Scythe Faraday, 16-year-olds Rowan Damisch and Citra Terranova reluctantly become his apprentices.
Operating independently of the governing AI (called the Thunderhead since it evolved from the cloud), scythes rely on 10 commandments, quotas, and their own moral codes to glean the population. On post-mortal Earth, humans live long (if not particularly passionate) lives without fear of disease, aging, or accidents. Two teens train to be society-sanctioned killers in an otherwise immortal world. Holly, Xander, and their families are Latinx.Ī fun murder mystery with a side of disco fever. Part of the novel’s charm is that Xander sees Holly as his nemesis while Holly is blissfully oblivious to the boy’s competitive feelings. This fast-paced, skillfully developed murder mystery offers equal billing to both characters, their separate lives, and their individual problems while also examining gender inequality and social injustice and providing an interesting look at the history of disco as a safe place for queer people and people of color. The novel alternates between Holly’s and Xander’s perspectives as the danger mounts and the two investigate the case in parallel. What neither of them expects is to be embroiled in a lethal disco contest at the infamous Mission Venus nightclub in Manhattan. Meanwhile, Xander Herrera is a socially awkward but equally astute student who finds himself regarded as the initial suspect his determination to prove his innocence is nearly as great as his need to beat the insufferably perky Holly to the punch and solve the mystery first. When two faculty members of the prestigious Flatbush Technical High School are murdered, bright freshman Holly Hernández is immediately on the case, her amateur sleuthing skills honed by her love for crime novels and the example set by her homicide detective mother.
A teen mystery set in an elite public school in 1970s New York City.
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