What We Saw: A Thriller

Description: ""When best friends Abbi and Skylar witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman and someone in a dark van, they're thrilled. Finally, a mystery to spice up the summer! Who could these people be? Why are they meeting? Are they spies? Criminals? The two girls are determined to find out. But then a local woman goes missing and is found dead in the woods. And Abbi and Skylar realize that their detective work could hold the keys to solving her murder. Suddenly, sleuthing isn't so fun anymore. As tensions rise and their friendship frays, the girls find themselves in increasing danger, and must choose between keeping a secret or exposing a life-altering truth."--

Brief description:

Mary Downing Hahn's many acclaimed novels include such beloved ghost stories as Wait Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, and Took. A former librarian, she has received more than fifty child-voted state awards for her work. She lives in Columbia, Maryland, with a cat named Nixi.

Review Quotes:

"A chilling and thrilling addition to a beloved author's oeuvre." - Kirkus Reviews

"A compelling story of family, friends, bullies, and peer-group conformity." - Horn Book Magazine

"A small-town murder heralds the death of childhood innocence in this character-driven thriller." - Publishers Weekly