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The Executioners Three

By: Susan Dennard
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
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Freddie Gellar didn't mean to get half the rival high school arrested. She'd simply heard shrieks coming from the woods, so she'd called the cops like any good human would do. How was she supposed to know it was just kids partying?

Except the next day, a body is found. And while the local sheriff might call it suicide, Freddie's instincts tell her otherwise. So, like the aspiring sleuth (and true X-Files aficionado) she is, Freddie sets out to prove there's a murderer at large.

But her investigation is quickly disrupted by the rivalry between her school and the school of partying teens she got arrested. For over 20 years now, the two student bodies have had an ongoing prank war, and Freddie's failed attempt at Good Samaritanism has upped the ante.

As more pranks unfurl, more bodies also start piling up in the forest. But it's the supernatural warning signs around town – each plucked straight from an old forgotten poem called The Executioners Three – that worry Freddie the most. She knows the poem and its blood curse can't be real, but she's quickly running out of time to prove it.

©2025 Susan Dennard (P)2025 Macmillan Audio Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

'An irresistible blend of small-town murder mystery and spine-tingling supernatural elements.' (Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us is Lying)
'Humorous banter fuels the growing spark between Freddie and Theo in this campy, action-packed thriller by Dennard.' (Publishers Weekly)
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Although I wasn’t expecting the magical aspect of "Execution Is Three," it turned out to be genuinely good and surprisingly comparable to "One of Us Is Lying." As a big fan of "One of Us Is Lying" and "A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder," I often get frustrated when new books are marketed as similar but don’t live up to the comparison. This one, however, delivered. I actually discovered it through Karen M. McManus’s Instagram (author of "One of Us Is Lying"), where she recommended it. I highly recommend this book as well and look forward to reading more from this author.

A genuinely good murder mystery

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