Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

 Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare-368 pages

Quinn Maybrook moves with her father to Kettle Springs, Missouri, a rural town near I-44. She and her father previously lived in Philadelphia until a year after her mother died of an overdose. Kettle Springs has a mascot, Frendo the clown, that represents the town's history. It was the mascot for Baypen corn syrup which was made in a factory on the outskirts of town until recently. The town's teenage population, especially Cole Hill, Janet Murray, Tucker, Ronnie Queen, and Matt, are pranksters. The town's older population, including the teens' parents, long for "the good old days" and loathe the teens. A year earlier, Victoria Hill, Cole's younger sister had died in a diving accident and Cole was held responsible by many of the town's older generation, including the Sheriff, George Dunne. A prank that ruins the town's Founders' Day Parade goes too far and is the last straw for many. Cole and his fellow teen friends plan a party on a remote farm outside of town. People clad in Frendo the Clown costumes show up and start murdering teen partygoers in gruesome fashion. Who is killing them and why? Who will survive, if anyone? I really liked this and found it to be a good read. I'm reading the sequel next for the monthly challenge.