Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Death at Carp High
    Death at Carp High
    Death at Carp High
    Ebook287 pages4 hours

    Death at Carp High

    By Jeremy Gold

    3.5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Morp and Murder

    Jake Brown is your average, above-average kid. He generally has his mind on the usual things high school seniors think about: girls, avoiding Spanish class, girls, pizza, surfing, girls, and of course, girls. None of that changes when he and his best friend, Dean, go surfing and find a body with a hole in its head floating beyond the waves. Suddenly, Jake’s life is about to change, some of it in a good way, some of it, not so much.

    Shortly after “the big discovery,” Sydney, a cross country teammate of Jake’s, asks him to go to Morp—Prom spelled backwards—a Sadie Hawkins-style dance where the girls ask out the boys. As if life isn’t exciting enough trying to solve a murder, it looks like Jake is about to have his fondest wish granted—a real, live girlfriend. Despite Sydney’s obvious attraction to him, it takes a little work to convince Jake the attraction is real. Luckily, Sydney is very convincing.

    In the beginning, Jake and Dean try keeping Lily and Sydney out of harm’s way. Their concern for their girlfriends doesn’t last long. Eventually, the four of them become entangled in clues—and making sure dire threats from their prime suspect don’t pan out. Jake might not say he’s gotten himself into a life-threating situation but not wanting to say it doesn’t make it any less true.

    “Death at Carp High” has as many peaks and troughs as a winter swell at Rincon, and it’s all Jake and Dean can do to avoid wiping out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeremy Gold
    Release dateApr 7, 2014
    ISBN9780986066351
    Death at Carp High
    Author

    Jeremy Gold

    Jeremy Gold is seventeen years old...in his mind. He lives in Carpinteria, California—ten miles south of its more celebrated sister, Santa Barbara. He loves hiking, mountain bike riding, and of course, writing. Death at Carp High is the first in the five-part Jake Brown mystery series. Jeremy and his wife, Calla, have been married since 1979. Any resemblance between their 21-year-old son, Dan, and Jake Brown is purely...understandable.

    Related to Death at Carp High

    Related ebooks

    Mystery For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Identity Crisis

      Nov 15, 2021

      Identity Crisis
      6 min read

    • Article

      THE NEXT CHAPTER: Chapter Book Prize winners

      Apr 6, 2023

      Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered the Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize 2022. In the Chapter Book category, we had 72 entries, with all kinds of genres being represented, including fantasy, adventure, humour, spy, spooky, con

      7 min read

    • Article

      Daisy’s Day In The Sun

      Jul 12, 2022

      Daisy’s Day In The Sun
      8 min read

    • Article

      Reading Corner

      Oct 9, 2023

      Family sagas tend to be filled with tensions and secrets. This one is about a group of people who, on the face of it, are leading lovely lives in a beautiful place. Not far beneath the surface though lies darkness and trouble. And a whole lot more is

      2 min read

    • Article

      Pat Cadigan

      Aug 11, 2021

      BY HER OWN ESTIMATION, PAT CADIGAN IS “a little old lady”. If this brings forth images of doilies, rocking chairs and sprigs of lavender in bedding drawers, forget it, because Cadigan comes across as a tough cookie. Take her attitude towards living w

      3 min read

    • Article

      ‘Why Can’t Anyone Make A Decision?’ My First Time As A D&D Dungeon Master

      Dec 13, 2022

      Four bedraggled adventurers stand together on the shore of a desolate island, shivering in the evening mist. They don’t know each other, and their motives for being here are unclear. But as they make stilted conversation they see, emerging from the b

      6 min read

    • Article

      A Brand New Chapter

      Jul 7, 2022

      A Brand New Chapter
      7 min read

    • Article

      A Brand New Chapter

      Jul 7, 2022

      A Brand New Chapter
      7 min read

    • Article

      Rylee

      Jun 19, 2019

      Rylee
      3 min read

    • Article

      Rylee

      Jun 19, 2019

      Rylee
      3 min read

    • Article

      Where is THE LOVE?

      May 12, 2019

      Where is THE LOVE?
      3 min read

    • Article

      READER Reviews

      Dec 4, 2019

      You might not have read the Rabbit and Bear books before. If you haven’t, you need to know that in the first book Rabbit makes friends with Bear, and in the second book Rabbit is very clever and Bear is not. The third book, A Bite in the Night, which

      4 min read

    • Article

      Strength In Numb3r5

      Jul 18, 2018

      Strength In Numb3r5
      7 min read

    • Article

      It Takes Blood And Guts

      Nov 21, 2020

      I’m sitting on Skin’s terrace in Ibiza, soaking up the late summer sunshine via the magic of the internet. It’s the closest I’ve come to travel since the start of the panny danny and looking out my window at the dark Edinburgh sky, I’ll take all the

      6 min read

    • Article

      Finding The Funny

      Oct 9, 2023

      Finding The Funny
      9 min read

    • Article

      Behind The Scenes

      Oct 18, 2021

      Behind The Scenes
      8 min read

    • Article

      A Year in Reading: Diane Cook

      Dec 7, 2020

      I had a two-year-old to entertain in lockdown, a book to launch and promote, a baby to grow and give birth to during the pandemic, and then a dark quarry lake of post-partum depression to drown in The post A Year in Reading: Diane Cook appeared first

      3 min read

    • Article

      Counter Culture

      Jan 15, 2023

      Counter Culture
      3 min read

    • Article

      Reader Reviews

      Feb 6, 2019

      BY CATHERINE FISHER Firefly Press £6.99 REVIEW by Liza, agethirteen I have so much to say about this unforgettable novel. Set in Wales, in Victorian times, our main protagonist, Seren, leaves her dismal orphanage to visit Plas-y-Fran. Litt

      6 min read

    • Article

      Woman About Town

      Jan 25, 2024

      THERE’S A LINE IN THE BLACKLY BRILLIANT sitcom Such Brave Girls that made me feel, as they say, extremely seen. “New clothes are really exciting,” gabbles the mentally fragile Josie during a shopping spree, “because you haven’t had a chance to create

      3 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems

      Jul 1, 2020

      The purpose of being alive is to carry a sequence of code.And so, being adopted, I’m part of a plot, a sleeper cellin enemy territory, quietly working against the systemfrom within. It’s fall, I’m on an ancestry website signing up for a DNA kit,becau

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Death at Carp High

    3.5/5

    12 ratings6 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 2/5
      As a high school English teacher and avid YAL fan, I'm always on the lookout for something (anything) to pass along to my often reluctant male students. I was hopeful with this one because I anticipated the potential for a lot of action and suspense. Unfortunately, I was left mostly distracted by the often unrealistic interactions between the characters. I may no longer be a teenager, but I spend the majority of my waking hours with them, and I know none that speak the way these characters do. I suppose it's just another reason to give up cold Chicago winters and move to California! At the risk of sounding vague, I found the characters' use of words like "frikken" and "friggen" both awkward and repetitive.Teens may enjoy the plot line - a hated teacher turns up dead; romance and hormones blossom at satisfying intervals; high school seniors without a care in the world seemingly do as they please. The average male teen, however, may become annoyed at the insertion of vocabulary lessons. Each time that Jake included one of his infamous English class vocabulary words (complete with definition and often sample sentence) I pictured one of my students dropping the book carelessly on the floor, silently cursing me for giving them a book that so obviously is trying to "teach" them. I am all for hidden vocabulary lessons, but Gold is too obvious and repetitive here.On the upside, I found the descriptions of the California coastline and surfing to be genuinely interesting. As a Midwesterner, the west coast often feels like a far-off paradise where people spend all day at the beach, and Gold's descriptions definitely do not disappoint.
    • 4/5
      A great mystery and story that could appeal to teens and adults, males and females. I'm not positive that high school boys banter this way, but the snappy dialogue felt genuine, humorous, and was very effective at portraying very likable characters. This was more than a mystery. I found myself wanting to know more about the characters and I hope additional installments follow. I enjoyed the way the main character cleverly introduced vocabulary terms throughout the story that kept the plot moving forward. Well done. A copy was received in exchange for an honest review.
    • 3/5
      Got this through the member giveaway program. I love a good mystery and with a tag line of driftwood isn't all the tide brought in who could resist. Did like the mystery part overall. High School teacher is found by the two main characters near the shore as they come back in from surfing. As some of the other reviewers have noted I found how the book and the language/interactions a bit distracting. The language of the book for the teens seems a bit off. Granting I'm an adult and live in Indiana, but the book goes from the teen talking to a teenage reader to explaining things that are common knowledge to adults. It seems the author hasn't quite picked out who he wants his audience to be. Also the use of vocabulary words in nearly ever chapter got to be annoying very quickly.
    • 3/5
      Join in a journey on the inner sanctum of Jake Brown while he investigates the death of his math teacher. Jake is a stereotypical teenager that surfs upon a murder victim. He and his cohorts take it upon themselves to find to play modern day Hardy boys.The book was a quick read that pulls the reader into the high school setting. It is perfect for the YA reader who wants a realistic mystery book. The thought process and speech patterns used by Jake and his friends emulate how high school students think and speak. I would recommend this book for a weekend or road trip read.
    • 4/5
      So Jake Brown and his best friend Dean are just out trying to catch a few waves before go to school at Carpinteria High when they spot something floating in the ocean. When they investigate, they discover it is the body of Carp High's most hated teacher. Despite all their school activities they just can't help trying to figure out who the killer is. But murder is not high school and they may have just dug themselves in too deep.Well, this is the first book in a series and I found it pretty interesting. I think the boys are portrayed pretty well if you can buy that two senior boys are still virgins. The boys are smart but fall under the curse of all amateur detectives by letting everyone know how smart they are. The mystery is actually pretty good and kids who read this will learn a bit about the recent financial crisis. I was very happy to find a book with male protagonists I think boys and girls could relate to this book. Jake is a bit stuck on himself in some ways. But then what teen is not. These kids are pretty independent and take chances. I would like to see the parental units as Jake calls them more involved as the series progresses.
    • 5/5
      This book was well-written and amusing. I enjoyed the unusual ending. All-in-all, I felt that this was a thoroughly enjoyable book.

    Book preview

    Death at Carp High - Jeremy Gold

    *cbook_preview_excerpt.html\ےƑvxښBr@(I%{NfU_zH.Y'O^7?}CW^_-νkLWxgl+.wxf(.uw(Lw-Ʈ=?(8εb8־h]ͫ?U-z{fU18iG~G/k~(}m*}ŽwtcSW7mMWse-?Gaa;LizrƹSaeOunKmqh9~x,><ΦGmy䧶Qw8} 5W"W_X[MknMo0yz魩 ınA_OGpK4oKXf?`88L8uE7xr)h=`m\.9o;<:<.]p.u9]1@{+4E[7}Qɣ/\wʩy /Z[>ԹjJo9ʷ/XUɽغ[M :Օ/܈:XU-\m8ٺscD(+vTAǵFYw=+mC.)hh^(e}l  ~qh']#\hKԟNa>lVgB;Sɩ8(Q+^by/lQA'K#P'-ӄ(8 Jl0ڍ5DYqܱV-\\ȷjsg5p;MۯlVD[w,qmiǂ'OLz"Ca=4α2tk<-ff:Ed2:SMb<9_>LŇFWߏMIsөt;4~dym`.ф'ZW]of_=5DmV8Ujpt֪}i40;];7uϥ=mȃ mwX 0P+N`j888ꡞAX(N{X' +=dT꯴-͈s)8;s>΢7֎j82Ŋ' NRzYպ{&9^ע] U7a3$Nw ZЏ *}vfGCZޔdrxdLΥZTgHVm- x;Oi >yk I&A؛b<C!€\`fɽ?#P`Ԏa+)p ܉'Ș~ qI;m&K!x5PyI!ȥ'x̩efB0 *.Cgn@yk1%>P"[> B0,H|c}r[l}mE-" a Q!'$ro$ ST[)mw3 AԢ)a1VOxXn'@DScr9 S.CM5 zv1`V\+0pqWm ȏvCѾ|0]$gf1civAMM=]: @uYt-B[SrΏ=S-Aca@ʛX[\m-&՞L&(x(aft8 冈.JY_(y8\' kI/_ x$ BP'=FKxׇ46E#nTƞcB}o))`W?Լ]^[Զ& M ͽD =v6^d SINj[o3[MW?Pw+A 3&:Z bRO30iI^[?7uf0`$$V-"uJ *%ƤT8ێHbu J%:7q`Zcu[M@ ٩.O! [?I5 tzΊ ٙHL{Uj Q3/i /ٖC!ԙZ}| [S>k=JHELq 19IG~137q+On#1ՠcCQ//)S'u!,bsS1oaWb{ͨ2B&0|7$sxӊ j tL2{"ކ0 9 QrT4NOHЬs1*(TJD&5S-HG2FZJY Ϯ<1P>KVw@|` tZVDs#< |`dM-B82_X]=y(7. FU2iq}$qya=40 ͲdFGaCyk1kq/!B,j~KVᧇT(0L82f |&eVD`RΚFkb!_,%ل]B;$ ,5TTH.C*Uss|'464yWl08lD+!Ml~Z'Ac@cYlBe4jX2.iKЄv9+)&pCEZoDO!"Z$4Cİ-HA|0ﱈ,)IZ|]+Kr$W m!!!5w'/EOkxٟ1k?zOmpB>hbYOGV~Up֢WgŒvW}J%iVxq0)0űdk=Jm3kn $ Ư\ӡ1_iC', 0#fp$ ojևWTS9\x&ƊkiBMxHA(cٜ|_^*[id^5/Ge`BZeGu{9xB 0nh/Xl,O<ۯ}'k!$jeKUOà**+m8 /fj/Ik45ve~CZs p uizEęrǺ={KKhQC$Ι qxN>K5Oj4=*%S-HrVL6+?δ`I/@cY>4rbH@Mχo1hSLEY L!qZJ6Z2V@ ɫ5~?NHbdY20Q.}Bj[1 PUyXe"dh^sXKBK\𴞵޵D]9WsDI[~/*BkSMBdνпsBu8bՉ s_jwROK ,8"c ]X aMGAzT[SUuFjQhm"u0ȑsBHHvBysIe I- &(9NTz&*&!!.DřWj)0kiu1iAu3]5׏?cJ?yu64%>;$v%9rc˾E17`JbfYt~phҖ@GͺzK[zΑԿhL1ee6B 1&ǺjiwG_ܲ6nZ@0>l:}Al2C/B*`h·?bޖPaukrmlIA|&_'(e!E3(:yFHUR-gSkD/A#Mq8JZKam'+510h*U))4dxzo2A'KkXk :<2$0"dKK,d{ES}a|Dem{填a.fI&\!1U# rfa8rs9.V"S,L"?hwp7&gЀPJsᝎTKJV|c-쫍՚%tW&-3 h)Ғ(El7lAZQ),H=t WOOSy[=XL5ή5MW+~(E2·*n-0О8^{U{".!^;∙C\gjMeS7# y2x7mqK;LdmpԌtrf GN=<dTW6}@ՉM_Rf!`ڷ>˂T!t:ɱ QK|kFMhЄ~|hPi؁?(FAbpYYH*td5#{Ivz49VYVTg']db-=%i*!0Ҝc˜XQH@*Kc֜w;.'b7'Yk Id'yEwׁ]'E@3}zD$(8utVKro#n"1Q$-M"jYt1{V81܊[.,#IrQ4BWJ pїn%(y`mNVu CllܸE{/GYe´ti*siHYJȸkFf Er"9v Ǜ`Es|bM4/$ǮR+aJѸ+Y7g Co ^1|3} Iv"- :k ?fA ] VCݻjձ%^ C͒ZY!1:~6p뿲0S=5HXDKt}M}b*`؄=閉ء2RԍMnj`m0X"iJ/ܠф3S;ZN59Lڦk-D ō2}5|ͻb "{Y[튫ى2IVx/s]Dg]sp,lg'$|ظK@b,RwSG}0 "׌]֦ rfRj]YA4IZ;?퍐 0Kw`dׅ[&o ^JOu36 2B߰,|T UY:8;ĪvF|*KW_RѦ3|I  1% KF`c cGTl<ēQh] Cۮzs.褿dvݙCh}R ҥmÆ*YHa}xpuUӦTa^Q8ZB*Kj泌fY\x6 `uX_"s\.il|!w hk۔Of#==D8Fr-y'3+Ҕ';;eL0V7k:nG+IPV&e-=OI]鴹Gce5$3uh~_t)YlG:,6+9-g.?YЦwƿ Ef^Э@|a*P/ jgS4lV0|OJ\v'Ť^ilC O쎈x~1ͷwn_niΟ$!QZ_hOf%mMoKҙ1bo.g'GYg{^h!wIH!c'3j7 e3pwg ~a` Fֿc=l|GPzLa<'xh\?T*v.ރ Xau_  )F $ WZ>t5#|!tQZ2;;2QTz`/Lm2>uSk2Kz` {*J)_9EX['^ qYuv%7c0_Nfy:ub̺qgYS6cpM^GTshf#}!a4m؞e*5QR?n$)+=~?,N2Lڪ;EyrwLgYBZ2 MPvԕ|Y(-]dM ]0wQˤ[N,)H OgBEx 1&W$*LxŞu !`LZumV{\[?۲3uWJ#C~b#5R?kDmIm1`IS! lhSʡw`~SB>dyU3TȼatNoHlB[[y'ȧE,[侔$zy%L߫p<ҋ .KVX]Nm^szT*\R᧴D8:\'`$ s6n+8OWtoPH;-.'vKK|~v~F)9'35VRС=~
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1