The Rosewood Hunt

In this gripping mystery, 17-year-old Lily Rosewood aspires to design clothes for—and eventually take over—Rosewood Inc., the luxe coat company led by generations of her forebears. When her grandmother, the company’s current head, dies, the future of the property and the Rosewood fortune are in doubt. Lily, whose mother is MIA and whose father is dead, moves in with her uncle and cousin Daisy, a social media sensation whose estrangement from Lily puzzles her. Upon learning that Gram did not choose a successor (“the receiver will be determined at a later date, under privately specified circumstances,” her will states), Lily and three teens—STEM-genius Caleb Johnson, self-defense expert Quinn Zhao, and Lily’s former friend Leo DiVincenzi—must solve riddles left to Lily by her grandmother in hopes of winning control of Rosewood Inc. Debut author Reed presents a vividly drawn, well-paced cat-and-mouse game with intense action sequences, whip-smart dialogue, and tender moments in which Lily considers her family’s legacy. Discussions and depictions of suicide are sensitively handled, and the numerous queer characters are thoughtfully portrayed. Most protagonists read as white; Quinn cues as Chinese American. Ages 13–up. (Oct.)