CWW: The Escape Game

 

This week's book is.... The Escape Game

Author: Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Release Date: April 7, 2026 

Series: n/a

Blurb:

It’s all fun and games until someone ends up dead.

Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set.

Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show's trickiest escape rooms. There's Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz; Beck, the wannabe game master, and... Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister’s murder. Or so everyone believes.

But Sierra’s not just here to win. She’s here for justice.

When the contestants begin uncovering clues that hint at the identity of Alicia’s true killer, it becomes clear that the stakes aren’t high in this competition, they’re deadly. If these teens want to win—and survive—the game, they must solve the biggest mystery of who killed Alicia Angelos?

Explanation:

I have always thought any books inspired by escape rooms or involving thriller games is totally up my alley. As such, I am very down to check this out. It sounds like the perfect level of both twisty and entertaining. That said, I have been burned before, so I will take it all with a grain of salt.