The Swans

By Aaron Starmer

Feathers fly when a true crime podcast and burning obsession meet head-on in this darkly comedic young adult novel.

For decades, the Sutton Swans, beloved birds that nest in a small town's local pond, have been the targets of brutal attacks. And ever since seventeen-year-old Mason Barnes learned about the swans' sordid history and his dad's connection to one of the crimes, he can't seem to shake his growing interest in the white-feathered fowl.

Desperate to be in the thick of something that matters, Mason feels the tug of fate when a popular true crime podcast sweeps into town to cover the story, transforming the young man's budding fascination into a burning fixation.

As his infatuation and instability grow, so does his intent to pull off a scheme that not even the best investigative journalists could predict--something that will change the town of Sutton forever. And if it impresses Sophie, the enigmatic new girl? Well, then Mason might truly get everything he's ever wanted.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHHLT71X
• ISBN13: 9798217140664
• Release Date: June 2027
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher