The Executioners Three

By: Susan Dennard

Narrated by: Caitlin Davies

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes The Executioners Three, a mystery filled with rivalry, romance, best friends, and a gruesome curse that dates back centuries.

Freddie Gellar didn't mean to get half the rival high school arrested. She’d simply heard shrieks coming from the woods, so she’d called the cops like any good human would do. How was she supposed to know it was just kids partying?

Except the next day, a body is found. And while the local sheriff might call it suicide, Freddie's instincts tell her otherwise. So, like the aspiring sleuth (and true X-Files aficionado) she is, Freddie sets out to prove there's a murderer at large.

But her investigation is quickly disrupted by the rivalry between her school and the school of the partying teens she got arrested. For over twenty years, the two student bodies have had an ongoing prank war, and Freddie's failed attempt at Good Samaritanism has upped the ante. Worse, the clever—and gorgeous—leader of the rival prank squad has set his sights on Freddie.

As more pranks unfurl, more bodies also start piling up in the forest. But it's the supernatural warning signs around town, each plucked straight from an old forgotten poem called "The Executioners Three," that worry Freddie the most. She knows the poem and its blood curse can’t be real, but she's quickly running out of time to prove it.

Because the murderer—or executioners?—knows she's onto them now, and their next target just might be Freddie.

"Davies captures the magic of Dennard's exciting world and illuminates each character."—AudioFile on The Luminaries

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

©2025 Susan Dennard (P)2025 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"An irresistible blend of small-town murder mystery and spine-tingling supernatural elements."—Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

Cozy fall read!

Great book for snuggling into a blanket, drinking some hot tea and spending a cool autumn day reading. Loved the comedy, the sweet romance, and the mystery. Really well done.

🎤I… Want it…that way!🎵

Step into an exhilarating journey back in time with this captivating cozy read that whisks you to an era where Nokia cell phones marked pivotal moments of growing up. Imagine a world alive with teenage battles over NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys' biggest hits, setting the stage for daring makeouts and mysterious supernatural adventures. Envision ghostly ancestors haunting their descendants, inhabiting their bodies to unravel a centuries-old curse. This story masterfully blends nostalgia, romance, and supernatural thrills into an unputdownable adventure.

This Was Creepy, Mysterious and So Much Fun!!

I loved Freddie!! She is a very unusual character and how can you not adore her?!

There’s so much I loved about this. It takes place in the 90’s! Freddie is like a mix between Nancy Drew and Veronica Mars! She lives the x-files and quotes from it religiously, feeling she is definitely like Scully. The mystery is crazy and definitely twisty. Frankie is a finder of things (with her trusty camera, Xena!) and the prank Queen.

It is true that these are teenagers and sometimes they act as obnoxiously, but if they didn’t then the author would have been true to her writing! Actually I didn’t find it overly obnoxious, I found it more funny than anything. But friendships and crushes are tricky for teenagers.

It had a creep factor and it took place in the fall, so it is a great book for this time of year!