The Death Catchers

(Walker & Company) In this novel, everything goes topsy-turvy for 14-year-old Lizzy Mortimer on Halloween: She opened up the newspaper and saw a story about her best friend Jodi’s death — but it hadn’t happened yet. Lizzy had seen her first “death-specter.” She soon realizes that she shares this power with her grandmother — they are death catchers, and they have to stop fate when an unjust demise is planned. They must go on a journey to save the last descendant of King Arthur, who is also the world’s best hope for survival. Kogler is a writer and student at Stanford Law School.