Who Are You?

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Who Are You? from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Kristi Evans and her parents can’t understand why police detectives are telling them that a man named Douglas Merson has been shot. They’ve never heard of him. But it becomes important when they learn that Mr. Merson has kept a secret file on Kristi for her entire life. Suddenly Kristi finds herself investigating who this man is and why he has intruded on her privacy. When Kristi goes to see Mr. Merson in the hospital, she discovers he is a professional artist; he even offers to help her pursue her own dream of being an artist. Kristi has always wanted someone with whom she could share her passion for art. Her parents not only don’t understand it, they want her to do something more practical. Now this stranger seems to be offering Kristi the piece that has been missing from her life all along, but at what cost to her relationship to her parents? Who is this man who seems too good to be true? “[A] fast-paced mystery…[that] hook[s] and hold[s] readers until all is resolved at the finish.” –Publishers Weekly “Appealing characters, an interesting scenario, and a fascinating peek into the big-money art world will keep the pages turning.” –Booklist “Lots of action and Kristi is a likable heroine…A solid offering for mystery fans.” –School Library Journal When the police discover that a man who has been shot has been keeping a file of her entire life, sixteen-year-old Kristi, an aspiring artist, suspects a connection with the possible theft of a painting from a museum. When police detectives tell Kristi Evans and her parents that a man named Douglas Merson has been shot in his home, it means nothing to them. But it becomes significant when they learn that Mr. Merson has kept a secret file on Kristi for years. Suddenly Kristi finds herself trying to discover who he is and why he has intruded into her life. When Kristi visits Mr. Merson in the hospital, she learns that he's a professional artist. He wants to help her pursue her own dream of going to art school. Kristi's parents have never understood her passion; they want her to do something practical. Now this stranger seems to be offering her the piece that has been missing from her life all along, but at what cost to her family? Who is this man who seems too good to be true?