Creep Sisters

In Beyond:  a ghost story, by Graham McNamee, Jane and her best friend, Lexi, call themselves the Creep Sisters because they are obsessed with the dark side of life.  Jane is more than obsessed though, she is haunted by the dark side.  There is a ghost stuck to her, see, and he wants her to die so that she can be with him forever.  I really enjoyed this very dark book for many reasons.  It was quick, for one.  Second, it was original.  Third, the parents are good people.  I feel like too many books just highlight rotten parents.  I like that Park's parents in Eleanor and Park were super cool, and liked Jane's parents in this book.  McNamee is the author of Acceleration, which was also dark and great!

The Mind of a Killer

Acceleration is a fast-paced, really well done novel set in Toronto, mostly in the subway system.  Duncan is working in the subway system for the summer, downstairs in what they call "the morgue" in the lost and found.  He comes upon the journal of a seriously twisted and sick man whom he called Roach.  Roach chronicles how he tortured animals and set fires.  Now he is stalking women on the subway, planning to torture and kill them.
Duncan has a ghost in his own past, he feel responsible for the death of a young girl he couldn't save from drowning.
Duncan tries to figure out who Roach is and how to stop him before he claims his first victim.
This is such a great book, I remember book talking it to the high school students of Bethel Park back in the day.  And I recommend it if you are looking forward to something very creepy and realistic that will have you turning the pages very quickly.