Who’s ready to add a must-read thriller to their TBR stack? 🙌 Don’t miss New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz latest, The Headmaster’s List! This addictive new mystery is perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, but if you need some extra incentive to pick this one up, be sure to check out this interview with the author! What makes Spencer fierce? Spencer is fierce because she is determined to find out the truth behind the crash that killed Chris, even though the truth might put her in danger or lead to her discovering scary truths about her life. She is a person of high integrity, intelligence and bravery - the epitome of a fierce girl!  If you could give Spencer one piece of advice, what would it be? Don’t be afraid, you’re on the right path. What's the most interesting thing you learned while researching The Headmaster’s List? I had to do a lot of research on how vehicular manslaughter laws are enforced. I can’t say more because that would be a spoiler! But I had friends who worked for the district attorney who helped walk me through it. If you'd met Spencer as a teen, would you have been friends with her? For sure. Spencer and I would be friends on the National Honor Society, we would be in a lot of the same classes. She’s much cooler and more confident than me but I think she would have been nice to me lol. What's one fun fact most people don't know about you? So much of my life is an open book—trying to think what people *don’t* know… maybe new readers don’t know I also went to a private school in California? A lot of The Headmaster’s List comes from my experience as a scholarship student and also now as a donor parent. It’s interesting to have been on both sides of the divide. I went from being very grateful to be a student at a fancy school to being a donor parent who looks on the school with skepticism.  What's your favorite part of being an author? Writing the books is the most fun. Being in my own world and imagination and making up stories. Promoting the books is work, but writing them is a pleasure. What's the most challenging part of being an author? The fact that we now have to be social media savvy. I think it’s always been a bonus for authors who are willing to put themselves out there, but now it feels oppressive to be constantly selling. I try to balance it so that social media is fun for me. What 3 words would you use to describe The Headmaster’s List? Twisty. Insightful. Surprising. ABOUT THE BOOK One of Us Is Lying meets Gossip Girl in The Headmaster's List, an edge-of-your-seat YA thriller about a fatal car crash and the dangerous lengths one teen will go to uncover the truth about what really happened. Friday night. The party of the summer. Four teens ride home together. Only one never makes it. When high school sophomore Chris Moore is tragically killed in a car crash, Armstrong Prep is full of questions. Who was at the wheel? And more importantly, who was at fault? Eighteen-year-old Spencer Sandoval wishes she knew. As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the reckless driver, she can’t bring herself to defend him. And their messy breakup has nothing to do with it – she can’t remember anything from that night, not even what put her in that car with Ethan, Chris, and Tabby Hill, the new loner in school. The hunt for answers intensifies when a local true crime podcast takes an interest in the case, pushing Spencer further into the depths of this sinister mystery. Was it all just a night out that went very wrong? And is it a coincidence that all but Chris is on Armstrong's esteemed honor roll, the Headmaster’s List? In a place ruled by pedigree and privilege, the truth can only come at a deadly price. Set against the glitz and glamour of an elite LA private school, Melissa de la Cruz's explosive YA thriller is an addictive mystery perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.