I was assigned this book back in high school and loved it then, so I was hyped to see that it was available for a decent price on my Nook recently. 
 It wasn't as good the second time around, BUT the t.v. show Harper's Island that this "must" have been loosely based on was great! It's a one season series (because, duh everyone has to die, so you can't keep making multiple seasons...) and worth a DVD rental.