Seventeen-year-old Willow Cartwright lives in a world surrounded by A-listers, mansions and designer handbags, yet she couldn’t feel more out of place as the D-lister she chooses to be. When JoJo, the Queen Bee of Ruth Throsby High is found dead, Willow is placed in an awkward position. Being haunted by the ghost of the dead queen is not easy for Willow especially when all the blame of a missing phone and an anonymous blackmailer is pointed right at her. With the help of her best friend and her best friend’s brother, Willow might just be able to solve the mystery and clear her name, but with all the dirty business going on around her, the anonymous blackmailer could be anyone.

Willow is about to discover what lies beneath the pretty faces of the A-listers and learn that some secrets that are desperate to stay hidden.

Dead, Actually is a mysterious and romantic drama that is captivating, interesting and brimming with suspense. It is much like other teenage fiction but with a clear Australian flavour and is told through Willow’s perspective in a way that is clever and humorous.

Anisija Gillian is 13-year-old friend of Readings.