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Outsider Jasmin is drawn into the action as her new friends become linked to a mysterious death of a university student. A thrilling mix of mystery and dark academia. (Age 15+)
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Strange Nature
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Recommended by Children's Books Ireland
Outsider Jasmin is drawn into the action as her new friends become linked to a mysterious death of a university student. A thrilling mix of mystery and dark academia. (Age 15+)
- Book Synopsis
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She witnessed her famous and beloved grandfather attempt to kill her grandmother.
Now, at seventeen, Jasmin is observant and inquisitive. She spends her time at the local college, sneaking into lectures given by the charismatic Professor Theo Merrick and watching an intoxicatingly cool group of older students. She can only dream of being part of their world.But when a college student dies under mysterious circumstances, Jasmin seizes the opportunity to join the group as they attempt to solve the mystery—unwittingly unraveling her own dark past in the process.
A slow-burn dark academia thriller, Strange Nature is a compulsive read that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.
- About The Author
- Mary Watson grew up in Cape Town during the apartheid years and did her Masters in Creative Writing with André Brink. She won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2006 and appeared on Hay Festival's Africa39 list of influential writers. Her first novel for young adults, The Wren Hunt, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. This is her fourth YA novel. Mary lives in Galway with her family.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781526619372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Young Adult, (14 August 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 387
- Weight
- 280 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 204 x 136 x 42 mm
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