Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: March 2026
Twelve months ago, an escape room fire took everything from Steffi Zamekova. In just one hour, she lost it all: her popular blog, her close-knit inner circle, and her memories of the night that killed one of the group’s own… the charismatic (if infuriating) Matt Cesari.
On the anniversary of the bewildering tragedy, Steffi is still desperate to piece together what went wrong. So when she receives an ominous invitation in the mail summoning her to the new escape room across town, she seizes the chance for answers.
Reunited with her former friends, Steffi sees the game as a last chance to uncover the truth behind Matt’s death. But it’s soon clear that each participant has their own cagey reasons for accepting the challenge. And as tensions rise and the players are picked off one by one, it’s a race against the clock for Steffi to uncover their secrets and unlock her own memories before the game’s mastermind ensures that no one escapes the room alive.
Six Must Die is a book that is right up my alley. I love escape room/ closed room mystery type books. This one takes place a year after the a fire took a one Steffi's best friends. Now she and the survivors have all been invited to try a new escape room. Despite their reservations, Steffi and the group agree to try it out.
I really enjoyed this one. I liked that no one was safe. The deaths were the right amount of gore for a b-grade horror movie, if this was a movie. The puzzles were fun and I made really invested in the story. I liked all of the characters, especially Steffi. There were a few twists that kept my interest. One of them I did call, but it didn't ruin the story for me. One thing that I also really appreciated was the ending. I love when it's wrapped up nicely and as a reader closure for the characters is always appreciated. I highly recommend this one.
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