Death, Doom, and Detention

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author DARYNDA JONES won a Golden Heart for Best

Paranormal Romance for her manuscript First Grave on the Right. A born storyteller, she grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike. Darynda lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. Visit Darynda at www.daryndajones.com.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

DEATH, DOOM , AND DETENTION. Copyright © 2013 by Darynda Jones. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175

Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010. www.stmartins.com

Cover design by Olga Grlic

Cover photographs: girl by Jupiterimages/Getty Images; black-haired male by Image Source/Getty Images; teenagers in classroom by Rod

Morata/Getty Images

ISBN 978-0-312-62521-4 (trade paperback)

ISBN 9781250025906 (e-book)

First Edition: March 2013