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Irreverent and
hysterical, Croak tells the
surprisingly believable story of the Grim Reaper. Or Reapers, to be precise, as there’s a whole group of Grims, and Lex
Bartleby’s Uncle Mort is the head of them all. Shipped off to upstate New York
to “milk cows or something,” Lex is surprised to find out she’s actually a Grim
apprentice – and more than that, she’s the best Grim apprentice anyone’s ever
seen. But when someone starts using the Grim powers to Kill people who haven’t
yet died, Lex is torn – they’re killing bad
people, like murderers, who Lex secretly wishes were dead, but it’s also an
unforgivable use of Grim powers. As Lex and her friends get closer to uncovering
who is doing this, she struggles harder with the question of whether to join
the rouge Grim or turn them in.
Local Boston-area author!
