Blood is thicker than water. And charity begins at home. So they say. Melanie Tully is dead - very. The arsenic that left her writhing in agony was in the lunch her stepsister had heated up for her - so now Alice is the prime suspect. In fact, it's a pretty clear-cut case. Patsy Kelly doesn't think so. Alice has got a lot going for her - she had no real motive for mudering her sister. Just what was going on in the Tully house? And if it wasn't Alice - who was it?And who will they be after next.?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called East End Murders .

There are 224 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by Scholastic .

Anne Cassidy is a well - known author of several novels for teenagers, including Tough Love.