Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

First things first: cover art! There really isn't much to say about this cover art because there really isn't much to see on it. However I do like how the words look like they are on the front of a magazine or News Paper.

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Summary:

"Wealthy young women are being murdered on Manhattan's exclusive Upper West Side, and the police aren't looking for answers in the right places. Enter Tandy Angel. The first case she cracked was the mystery of her parents' deaths. Now, while she's working to exonerate her brother of his glamorous girlfriend's homicide, she's driven to get involved in the West Side murder spree. 

One of the recent victims was a student at Tandy's own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer, but the NYPD isn't listening to her...and Tandy can't ignore the disturbing fact that she perfectly fits the profile of the killer's targets. Can she untangle the mysteries in time? Or will she be the next victim?"

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After reading the first book in this series I thought the rest of the books would be solely about Tandy and her family trying to move on so I was so surprised to find out that like the first book this book is full of deep dark family secrets coming to light. In this particular book yet another of her family members is on trial for murder. I didn't think her family situation could get any worse but boy was I wrong. I mean this poor girl! She's been a human guinea pig her whole life without knowing, her parents are dead and now her brother is on trial. Also she might loose all her money so there's that as well. What I love the most about these books so far is that even though her family has been through a lot her and her siblings stay close together and have surprisingly good family values together. As the summary says Tandy is once again sticking her nose until something she shouldn't but it makes sense as she needs the distraction from her family problems. I think this story works because it could really happen in real life, with today's society this could be some celebrity family's dirty laundry. This book is just as good as the first one, and I recommend this series! 

Rating: 8 out of 10. Slightly less weird than the first book but still good!

Content Rating: 3 (16-18). Some violence, teen romance, and a few instances of swearing.