The Girl in the Park
by Mariah Fredericks
Goodreads Summary: When Wendy Geller's body is found in Central Park after the night of a rager, newspaper headlines scream,"Death in the Park: Party Girl Found Strangled." But shy Rain, once Wendy's best friend, knows there was more to Wendy than just "party girl." As she struggles to separate the friend she knew from the tangle of gossip and headlines, Rain becomes determined to discover the truth about the murder. Written in a voice at once immediate, riveting, and utterly convincing, Mariah Frederick's mystery brilliantly exposes the cracks in this exclusive New York City world and the teenagers that move within it.
Review: I very rarely read mysteries but synopsis for The Girl in the Park seemed promising enough for me to risk it (also, I checked the book out through Overdrive for my Kindle, so the urge to peek ahead was pretty much gone). I'm glad I did since it proved to be thoroughly enjoyable. The unraveling of the mystery was done just right, and Fredericks does a good job at managing the pacing so that it wasn't extremely slow but didn't race through to the end. Rain is an extremely fascinating character: a teenage girl who has her own personal problems but struggles through them to find the killer. She's resilient and intelligent, which I was glad to see in a character. I was a little bit disappointed because I was able to guess the identity of the killer fairly early, but the book did make me question my guess here and there. All in all, The Girl in the Park was a solid and satisfying read.
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
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