First edition.

299 pages : map ; 21 cm

Prequel to: We we liars.

A story for Johnny -- Four sisters -- The black pearls -- The boys -- Mr. Fox -- A long boat ride -- The bonfire -- After.

"Lying runs in the family. A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Twenty-seven years before the events of We Were Liars comes another summers, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades--a story that is scandalous, tragic, and layered with mystery. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars"--Dust jacket flap.

Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Drug abuse -- Juvenile fiction.

Family secrets -- Juvenile fiction.

Murder -- Juvenile fiction.

Wealth -- Juvenile fiction.

Sisters -- Fiction.

Ghosts -- Fiction.

Drug abuse -- Fiction.

Secrets -- Fiction.

Murder -- Fiction.

Wealth -- Fiction.

Massachusetts -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Massachusetts -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Historical fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Ghost stories.

Young adult fiction.

Historical fiction.

Ghost stories.

Domestic fiction.

Prequel to (work) : Lockhart, E. We were liars.

9780593485859 (hardcover)

0593485858 (hardcover)

9780593485866 (library binding)

0593485866 (library binding)

Delacorte Press,