New Releases by Michelle Gagnon

In Michelle Gagnon’s debut YA thriller, Don’t Turn Around, computer hacker Noa Torson is as smart, tough, and complex as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander. The first in a trilogy, Don’t Turn Around’s intricate plot and heart-pounding action will leave readers desperate for book two. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been a victim of the system ever since her parents died. Now living off the grid and trusting no one, she uses her hacking skills to stay anonymous and alone. But when she wakes up on a table in a warehouse with an IV in her arm and no memory of how she got there, Noa starts to wish she had someone on her side. Enter Peter Gregory. A rich kid and the leader of a hacker alliance, Peter needs people with Noa’s talents on his team. Especially after a shady corporation threatens his life in no uncertain terms. But what Noa and Peter don’t realize is that Noa holds the key to a terrible secret, and there are those who’d stop at nothing to silence her for good.

First memory. First kiss. First love. First fight. First heartbreak. There''s a first time for everything. Discover five first-time authors with sneak peeks of their debut novels—Don''t Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon, Breathe by Sarah Crossan, What''s Left of Me by Kat Zhang, Through to You by Emily Hainsworth, and Defiance by C. J. Redwine.

FICTION--A fictional memoir written from the perspective of the Switched at Birth character, Kathryn Kennish.

Gritty and heart-stopping, this short story from break-out author Michelle Gagnon also features a teaser to her thrilling debut young-adult novel, Don''t Turn Around. Seventeen-year-old Alex might be living day-to-day on whatever he can steal, but he still prefers being on the run to getting caught and thrown back in juvie. Plus, he has Jenny to think of. She comes with her own world of problems, but for once Alex feels like somebody actually needs him. So when a shady organization gives Alex the chance to participate in a medical study, all he hears is easy money—and a lot of it! He''ll soon find out there''s more involved. Set directly before Don''t Turn Around, which in a starred review Kirkus called a "pulse-pounding scary-great read" and "a surefire hit," Michelle Gagnon''s "No Escape" lays the groundwork for a world in which every move you make is being watched, and no one can be trusted.

Appelée sur une scène de crime à Phoenix, Kelly Jones, agent spécial du FBI, est confrontée à une vision particulièrement violente : le corps de la victime a en effet été découpé, et ses membres étrangement disposés en forme d’étoile. Pour Kelly, il ne fait aucun doute que cette mise en scène est l’œuvre d’un cerveau malade. Pire encore, elle comprend bientôt que ce meurtre n’est que l’un des rouages d’un projet machiavélique plus vaste encore, et que l’assassin est sans aucun doute l’homme qui séquestre Madison, une jeune adolescente de seize ans qui a mystérieusement disparu. Un kidnapping sur lequel enquête Jake Riley, le fiancé de Kelly, un ancien flic brillant et charismatique reconverti dans la libération d’otages. Déstabilisée par la tournure effrayante des événements mais épaulée par Jake, Kelly se lance dans un combat sans merci contre un tueur dont le projet semble un peu plus fou à chaque étape de l’enquête. Un adversaire qui ne recule devant rien, et qui, déjà, exige une rançon aussi inédite qu’effroyable...

When the world''s foremost kidnap and ransom negotiator is snatched by a ruthless drug cartel, Jake Riley becomes ensnared in the effort to save him. But he''s up against Los Zetas, an elite paramilitary organization renowned for its ferocity and skill. Now he and his colleagues must navigate the dark underbelly of Mexico, from raging street wars to perilous jungles, in an effort to rescue him before time runs out. After nearly losing her life on her last case, FBI Agent Kelly Jones may never do fieldwork again. Determined to regain her confidence, she joins Jake on his mission—and quickly realizes she''s in over her head. Then in the slums of Mexico City, she encounters a former nemesis who''s enacting a nightmarish ritual on the weak and vulnerable. Now she has one last, desperate shot to prove herself—by taking down a killer.

En plein cœur des Appalaches, des randonneurs font une sinistre découverte : des restes humains récemment déterrés. Alertées, les autorités entament des recherches qui mettent au jour un terrifiant ossuaire. Qui aurait soupçonné que cette splendide forêt abritait depuis des années le cimetière d’un tueur ? Pour l’agent Kelly Jones, du FBI, cette enquête tombe vraiment mal. Car elle espérait trouver dans les bras de Jake, ancien flic, la force de surmonter le choc que lui a causé la mort tragique de son coéquipier. C’est alors que d’autres corps sont trouvés à proximité, portant la trace d’horribles sévices : les victimes sont des jeunes gens sans attaches, de pauvres marginaux auxquels personne ne s’intéresse. Dès lors, Kelly ne peut s’empêcher de s’impliquer. Et des contradictions dans le mode opératoire lui font découvrir qu’il n’y a pas un, mais deux tueurs. Deux assassins rivaux, lancés dans une surenchère macabre qu’elle est seule désormais à vouloir arrêter...

Un réseau de souterrains abandonnés sous un prestigieux campus de Nouvelle-Angleterre est le théâtre de meurtres atroces, perpétrés par un mystérieux tueur en série... Sur les scènes de crime, les corps de deux étudiantes sont retrouvés mutilés, tandis que des visages inquiétants, mi-humains, mi-animaux, sont dessinés sur le mur avec le sang des victimes. En dix ans de carrière, l''agent Kelly Jones n''a jamais été témoin d''une cruauté aussi féroce. Avec l''aide de ses équipiers Jake Riley, ex-agent du FBI, et Roger Morrow, esprit brillant et vieux complice, Kelly oriente l''enquête dans la direction d''anciens rituels barbares, issus de la mythologie nordique. Tandis que le nombre de victimes s''accroît, l''angoisse monte. Car le tueur provoque Kelly, la mettant au défi de le suivre dans les profondeurs des souterrains pour un face-à-face dont un seul sortira vivant... Une première enquête de l''inspecteur Kelly Jones. A propos de l''auteur Membre de The Deadly Seven, qui réunit certaines des signatures de la collection Mira (Alex Kava, M.J. Rose, Chris Jordan, Andrea Ellison), Michelle Gagnon, avec ce premier roman, fait une entrée remarquée et originale dans l''univers du thriller. Le cercle de sang est le premier d''une série consacrée à l''agent Kelly Jones.

When 16-year-old Madison Grant is abducted, an unthinkable terrorist plot is set in motion. As Special Agent Kelly Jones''s fianc, Jake Riley, races to find Madison, Kelly is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent congressman. At first, the two cases don''t appear to be related, but Kelly soon discovers a horrible truth. Original.

FBI special agent Kelly Jones has never worked a case as disturbing as this. A mass grave unearthed on the Appalachian Trail puts Kelly at the head of an investigation that crosses the line--from Massachusetts to Vermont, from a serial killer to a copycat nemesis. Original.

An old, abandoned tunnel system beneath a prestigious New England college becomes the gruesome stalking ground of a serial killer… The crime scenes are both grim and otherworldly. The bodies of two female students are found mutilated and oddly positioned in the dark labyrinth beneath the school—haunting symbols painted on the walls above them. In her decade tracking serial killers, FBI special agent Kelly Jones has seen some of the worst humanity can inflict. Yet the tragedy unfolding at her alma mater chills her to the bone. Evidence suggests that the connection between the victims—daughters of powerful men—and the cryptic message behind the killings is rooted in a dark, ancient ritual. As the body count rises, so do the stakes. The killer is taunting Kelly, daring her to follow him down a dangerous path from which only one can emerge.

Four short tales about animals who give their friends a hand.

How much fun is going to school and learning to count to 10? Flip the flaps to find out!

Baby bear wants to find the perfect gift for his friend, Squirrel.