Will they finally discover what happened to their aunt all those years ago and who their father really is? Inevitably details start to emerge about their mother Sadie (also a homecoming queen) and the disappearance of her twin Sarah, and this drives Ellery to continue her investigation. When Ellery and Malcom become friends, she is even more determined to find out what happened to Lacey. When they discover that this is a teacher from the high school they are just about to attend, Ellery can hardly contain her curiosity.

In true Echo Ridge style, the twins immediately encounter drama on their way home from the airport when they discover a hit and run victim. Malcom his brother remains and deals with the stigma of being a murderer’s brother every day. The blame immediately fell on her boyfriend Declan, who soon left town but no one could ever prove that he was responsible. The towns most infamous murder was that of homecoming queen Lacey Milduff who was discovered strangled at a theme park appropriately named Murderland.

With their mother Sadie in rehab for the short term, the twins are staying with their grandmother and getting a first-hand taste of small-town life.Įcho Ridge has a dark history and Ellery, who is obsessed with true crime stories, intends to investigate one of the cold cases as soon as she can. It’s also the town where Lacey Milduff, the homecoming queen of five years ago was murdered – both cases remain unsolved. Twins Ellery and Ezra Corcoran have never visited Echo Ridge, the town where their mother grew up and their aunt disappeared. Set in the small town of Echo Ridge, Two Can Keep a Secret is a riveting thriller that tells the story of a serial killer with a penchant for homecoming queens.

Echo ridge karen mcmanus