Goodreads asked Morgan Spellman:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Morgan Spellman The idea to have a mystery set at a summer camp was inspired by a trip to the NC mountains back in early 2023, when I was first plotting the series. I drove past an outdoor summer camp and I thought 'what a great place for a murder mystery'! I then read as many summer camp murder mysteries as I could find. I especially enjoyed the Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager and The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson.

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