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Originally published as Sneaking Out in 2018 by Dunemere Books under the pseudonym Chuck Vance.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Doyle, Carrie, author.

Title: The murder game / Carrie Doyle.

Description: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, [2021] | Audience:

Ages 14. | Audience: Grades 10-12. | Summary: When someone attempts to

frame his best friend for murder at St. Benedict’s boarding school,

junior Luke Chase starts investigating on his own and discovers multiple

suspects with darks secrets in their past.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020048079 (print) | LCCN 2020048080 (ebook)

Subjects: CYAC: Murder--Fiction. | Boarding schools--Fiction. |

Schools--Fiction. | Mystery and detective stories.

Classification: LCC PZ7.1.D6896 Mu 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.D6896 (ebook)

| DDC [Fic]--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020048079

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020048080