46 pages 1 hour read

Karen M. McManus

You'll Be the Death of Me

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Chapters 16-26Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 16 Summary: “Cal”

On television, reporter Dale Hawkins interviews Emily, Ishaan, and Zack about the rumors of Ivy’s involvement in the murder, leading Ivy to panic. When Cal questions him, Charlie reveals that Boney had skipped school to meet with a prospective buyer called “the Weasel” who was interested in taking most of their inventory. Boney had kept this meeting a secret from Autumn, who thought it was a bad idea. Mateo realizes that he hasn’t heard from Autumn all day. Charlie suggests that Mateo’s name was circled because Autumn is no longer a student, but they share a home. Cal realizes that the “D” from Lara’s love note could be from Dominick, who shares Lara’s art studio.

Chapter 17 Summary: “Ivy”

After a few minutes of internet searching, Ivy identifies Dominick as Dominick Payne. On the news, Ishaan implies that Ivy killed Boney because she was jealous that he won the election. Ivy’s friend Emily loudly defends Ivy, and Ivy sends her a text in gratitude. She does not respond to any of her brother’s many texts. Anxious about the fact that he hasn’t heard from Autumn, Mateo asks Cal to drive him to the knife-sharpening business where she works. When Cal suggests that they go to the police, Charlie threatens to leak news of Cal’s affair with