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2021 Lambda Literary Award - LGBTQ Mystery
In her small town, seventeen year-old Delia "Dee" Skinner is known as the girl who wasn't taken. Ten years ago, she witnessed the abduction of her best friend, Sibby. And though she told the police everything she remembered, it wasn't enough. Sibby was never seen again. At night, Dee deals with her guilt by becoming someone else: the Seeker, the voice behind the popular true crime podcast Radio Silent, which features missing persons cases and works with online sleuths to solve them. Nobody knows Dee's the Seeker, and she plans to keep it that way. When another little girl goes missing, and the case is linked to Sibby's disappearance, Dee has a chance to get answers, with the help of her virtual detectives and the intriguing new girl at school. But how much is she willing to reveal about herself in order to uncover the truth? Dee's about to find out what's really at stake in unraveling the mystery of the little girls who vanished.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up--Delia Skinner hosts a podcast about missing persons cases to deal with the trauma of witnessing the disappearance of her best friend Sibby when they were seven. Delia may not be able to hide behind her voice modulator much longer, though, because a relentless investigative reporter has made it her mission to unmask the host. Then another girl goes missing in Delia's hometown, from her old house, and part of Delia wants to shake out the memories that have stubbornly stayed buried. When she gets an email from someone saying they think they saw Sibby just a few years ago, Delia does something she thought she would never do when she started the podcast. She takes on the role of a "laptop detective," someone who uses the information from her podcast to help solve crimes. As she tracks down information from the tip about Sibby, Delia becomes closer with her new neighbor, Sarah, who helps with the investigation and becomes her girlfriend. Though the narrative is a little slow to start, the mystery and tension build quickly with multiple mysteries spinning together within the story and unexpected twists along the way. Narrator Caitlin Davies brings out Delia's fear, tension, and hope, giving the audience a deeper connection to Delia's thoughts both as herself and as the host of Radio Silent. VERDICT A good addition to any YA mystery collection.--Courtney Pentland, Omaha, NE
Publisher's Weekly Review
Ryan (Keep This to Yourself) blends queer romance, podcasts, and amateur sleuthing in a rousing and propulsive thriller. When Delia "Dee" Skinner was seven, her best friend Sibyl "Sibby" Carmichael was kidnapped during a game of hide-and-seek in the woods surrounding their suburban neighborhood. Now 17, Dee is the Seeker, the incognito voice behind popular missing-persons podcast Radio Silent. With the help of her listening community, called the Laptop Detective Agency, Dee has solved many mysteries, yet refuses to investigate Sibby's disappearance despite provocations from a needling journalist. When a young child goes missing from Dee's childhood home, though, Dee's anonymous world is upended as she searches for connections to Sibby's case. Ryan nimbly moves from past to present as Dee interviews former neighbors and friends, leading her and love interest Sarah to a remote community with secrets to hide. Red herrings and brief Radio Silent transcripts add texture to the novel, while intriguing clues keep readers engrossed. Though resolutions are questionably serendipitous, Dee's purposeful voice is engaging, and Ryan's portrayal of the way a crime can create long-lasting impacts within a community is profound. Ages 13--up. Agent: Eric Smith, P.S. Literary. (Oct.)
Kirkus Review
A small town erupts when a child goes missing from the neighborhood in which a still-unsolved kidnapping occurred years earlier. It's been 10 years, but 17-year-old Dee is still haunted by the day her best friend, Sibby, was kidnapped as they played together in the woods. Anxious and risk-averse, she leads a double life as the anonymous host of a viral true-crime podcast that highlights missing person cases. Her ardent listeners, who call themselves the "Laptop Detective Agency," have successfully used tips she's received to solve several cases across North America, but Dee's never wanted to put Sibby--and herself--under their scrutiny. Navigating high school and her budding romance with edgy new girl Sarah is complicated enough. But after a young girl goes missing, the media makes a connection between the incidents, and an LDA tipster suggests that Sibby is still alive, Dee is forced to face the past. Dee's authentic, engaging perspective alternates between the day of Sibby's kidnapping and the present, layered between episode transcripts that demonstrate her strengths as a storyteller and investigator. In her unspecified location, a White default is assumed, although the podcast's current case centers Latinx and Black residents of Houston, with mention of the ways women of color are often let down by law enforcement. A compelling, satisfyingly queer mystery that explores human connection amid the pressures and pace of today's news cycle. (Mystery. 12-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Delia Skinner is a junior in high school with a traumatic past and an unsure future. As a child, she was left behind when her friend Sibyl was kidnapped from their tree fort. In the decade since, Dee has built the strength to host a podcast dedicated to finding others who have gone missing; on the podcast, Radio Silent, she becomes the Seeker, and her fans are her Laptop Detective Agency. Her quest to work through her past trauma and navigate the shifting landscape of high school, all while working in secret to save lives, is a tough one. It's made even more difficult when a child with eerie ties to the cold case goes missing. As figures from her past rotate back into view, she must make difficult decisions: Will she sacrifice her own privacy to help another family? Will she have to relive her own trauma to uncover long-hidden secrets? Award-winning Ryan, whose books have appeared on the ALA Rainbow List, has created a thrilling mystery for fans of Courtney Summers and Nancy Drew.