The debate team is driving to their Airbnb after a disastrous meet. Avery is feeling like she's the one who lost the competition. But her musings also introduce us to the other characters riding in The Death Van (so named because it looks like a kidnapper's van.) When a tire blows out, they have to walk the rest of the way.
The airbnb does not provide the shelter that they had hoped. Instead, two of the teens are attacked, two of the teachers are missing, and someone dies.
I suspended a lot of disbelief and just want along with the story and that helped me to enjoy this book quite a bit.
Four stars
This book comes out September 15, 2026
ARC kindly provided by Random House Children's Books and NetGalley
Opinions are my own
