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Megan Miranda was a scientist and high school teacher before writing Fracture, which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteries—especially those associated with the brain. Megan has a BS in biology from MIT and spent her post-college years either rocking a lab coat or reading books. She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, where she volunteers as an MIT Educational Counselor. Fracture is her first novel.

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Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can't remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn't charged. But Mallory still feels Brian's presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others.

In another riveting tale of life and death, Megan Miranda's masterful storytelling brings readers along for a ride to the edge of sanity and back again.

Megan Miranda’s Hysteria is an exhilarating tale of life and death about a girl named Mallory. Before setting foot in the halls of the fancy prep school of Monroe, Mallory’s life was filled with mystery. She can’t remember the exact details of that night, but it ends up with her killing her boyfriend Brian. However, everyone is convinced it was self-defense and she is not charged but she’s still considered a killer. And what’s worse, something has lingered on. At times she feels haunted by Brian’s presence. Hoping to forget that part of her life, she hopes for the prep school to keep her life moving forward. But when one of her classmates ends up dead, suspicion immediately points towards Mallory. Now she has to dig deep in her thoughts to extract the details of those two terrible nights to corroborate her innocence.

The shifting of the past and the present seems to always destroy a storyline, however, author Megan manages to pull it off without blurring the story’s timeline. The characters that make this book move forward are the core of the story. Mallory, her best friend Colleen, Reid, and Brian’s brother, Dylan, all have important roles. There are no filler-characters that waste your time. The dialogue and interactions between characters are amazing and it allows readers to piece their own conclusion together. The anticipation of knowing how it plays out will keep readers glued to the pages. Hysteria is a thriller filled with many scary scenes and mysteries. Even when events are obvious, the writing style of Megan manages to keep it scary and surprising. It has all the elements that readers look for in a great book: murder, mystery, friendship, romance, drama and supernatural. A truly satisfying read.

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