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Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award A LibraryReads Pick Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess. She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird. Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy and street smart, so when she gets pushed into, of all things, a white windowless van, she is more angry than afraid. Things get even weirder when she’s miraculously saved by a mysterious woman . . . who promptly disappears. Who was she? And why is she hunting serial killers? You’d think escaping one psychopath would be enough, but Amber’s problems are just beginning. Her close call has law enforcement circling a past she’s tried to outrun. She’s forced to flee across the country, ending up at a seedy motel in Las Vegas with a noir-obsessed manager and a sex worker as her unlikely companions . . . and danger right behind. She’s landed in the cross hairs of the world’s most prolific killer, caught up in a deadly game that’s been going on for years. To survive, she is forced to dust off her old playbook and partner with someone she can’t trust. The odds are against her, but sometimes you just have to roll the dice.

Charlotte Brontë''s Jane Eyre retold against the backdrop of San Francisco''s most fabulous—and dangerous—elites. After losing her parents in a tragic accident, surfer girl Janie Mason trades the sunny beaches of Hawaii for the cold fog of San Francisco and new guardians—the Rochesters—that she’s never even met. Janie feels hopelessly out of place in their world of Napa weekends, fancy cotillions, and chauffeurs. The only person she can relate to is Daniel, a fellow surfer. Meeting him makes Janie feel like things might be looking up. Still, something isn’t right in the Rochester mansion. There are noises—screams—coming from the attic that everyone else claims they can’t hear. Then John, the black sheep of the family, returns after getting kicked out of yet another boarding school. Soon Janie finds herself torn between devil-may-care John and fiercely loyal Daniel. Just when she thinks her life can’t get any more complicated, she learns the truth about why the Rochesters took her in. They want something from Janie, and she’s about to see just how far they’ll go to get it.

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.

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.

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.

In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit,” Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out. Noa Torson is out of options. On the run with the three remaining teens of Persephone’s Army, she is up against immeasurable odds. The group is outnumbered, outsmarted, and outrun. But they are not giving up. When Noa and Peter realize they can’t run anymore, and that Noa’s health is quickly failing, they know they must go back to where this began. But when they come face-to-face with the man who started it all, the question becomes, can they win? This riveting final book truly ratchets up the action as Noa and Peter confront the evil that has chased them and won’t let them go.

Homegrown terror from the bestselling author of Boneyard. “High stakes, tension, excitement—I loved The Gatekeeper.” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times–bestselling author From the moment sixteen-year-old Madison Grant is abducted, an unthinkable terrorist plot is set in motion—pitting Special Agent Kelly Jones against her most powerful adversary yet. The kidnapper’s ransom demands aren’t monetary . . . they come at a cost that no American can afford to pay. As Kelly’s fiancé, Jake Riley, races to find Madison, Kelly is assigned to another disturbing case: the murder and dismemberment of a senator. At first the two cases don’t appear to be related. But as Kelly navigates her way through the darkest communities of America—from skinheads to biker gangs to border militias—she discovers a horrible truth. A shadowy figure who calls himself The Gatekeeper is uniting hate groups, opening the door to the worst homegrown attack in American history. “Gagnon has taken incidents ripped from the headlines and developed a chilling thriller that will leave readers holding their breath with anticipation.” —Fresh Fiction

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.

This follow-up to the critically acclaimed Don''t Turn Around—which Kirkus Reviews called "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit"—raises the stakes to their absolute limit and will leave readers begging for the exciting conclusion. Having outsmarted the sinister Project Persephone, Noa and her friend Zeke are on the run again, moving across the country, protecting runaways before they become test subjects for the Project''s horrific experiments. Noa knows all too well what that feels like: Whatever was done to her has left her exhausted and scared. Back in Boston, Peter anxiously follows Noa''s movements from his computer. But he''s desperate to do more, especially when he learns what the Project has done to his ex-girlfriend, Amanda. Then, in an explosive confrontation, Noa and her team are trapped in the one place they thought was safe. It will take everything Noa and Peter have to bring down the Project. And with no one to trust and enemies hiding at every turn, they may be the only people alive who can.

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.

Project Persefone Noa wordt wakker op een geïmproviseerde operatietafel met een vers litteken op haar borst en heeft geen idee hoe ze daar is terechtgekomen. Ze zet het op het lopen en kan ternauwernood ontsnappen... Als Peter door de dossiermappen van zijn vader snuffelt, vindt hij een map over Project Persefone. Hij besluit meer informatie te zoeken op internet en vlak daarna wordt zijn deur ingetrapt door een groep onbekende mannen... Noa en Peter zijn beide begenadigd hacker en besluiten hun skills te bundelen om erachter te komen wat er aan de hand is. Ze raken verstrikt in een web van multinationals, medische experimenten, straatkinderen en corruptie. Ze moeten alles op alles zetten om het gruwelijke geheim te ontrafelen en om in leven te blijven.

Fuir, c''est vivre. S''arrêter, c''est mourir. Quatre. Ils ne sont plus que quatre : l''Armée de Persefone a été décimée. Noa, Peter et les autres sont traqués, dévastés, épuisés... Mais où qu''ils aillent, quoi qu''ils fassent, leurs ennemis parviennent toujours à les retrouver, et l''étau se resserre. Pourtant, ils n''abandonnent pas. Ils veulent affronter l''homme qui a créé le monstrueux Projet Perséphone. Quitte à se jeter dans la gueule du loup. Après tout, ils n''ont plus rien à perdre.

Pirate informatique Noa Torson est aussi intelligente, forte et complexe que Lisbeth Salander de la série - Dragon Tattoo. À l’âge de 16 ans, après la mort de ses parents, sans aucune aide du système social, elle doit subvenir à ses besoins et ne peut faire confiance à personne. Elle utilise ses compétences de piratage pour garder l’anonymat et se cacher de tous jusqu’au jour où...elle se réveille étendue sur une table dans un entrepôt avec une aiguille relié à un tube intraveineux dans son bras et aucun souvenir de comment elle est arrivée là! Noa souhaiterait bien avoir quelqu’un de confiance à son côté... Chef d’une alliance de hacker, Peter Gregory a besoin de gens avec des talents informatiques tels que ceux de Noa, surtout après qu’une société douteuse menace sa vie. Ils n’ont aucune idée que Noa détient la clé d’un terrible secret, et certains n’arrêterons devant rien pour la faire taire pour de bon. Une intrigue complexe est intense où l’action palpitante vous pousse à lire la suite...!

A wildly funny thriller about reluctant partners who hit the danger jackpot when they discover that a serial killer is on their heels . . . again. Grace and Amber’s first encounter was anything but ordinary—they bonded over being stalked by the same psychopath. After narrowly escaping that ordeal they went their separate ways, determined to get back to their lives. Surprise: neither of them is very good at being "normal." Despite their best efforts, they both feel an irresistible pull toward the dark side. So when they reunite for a Vegas wedding and discover that an even more dangerous killer is targeting their friends, it’s time to get the gang back together. Grace and Amber have outrun a murderer before . . . but can they do it again?

Des que els seus pares van morir, la Noa ha estat víctima del sistema i no confi a en ningú. Utilitza les seves habilitats de hacker per romandre en l’anonimat i estar sola. Però un dia, quan de sobte es desperta en una taula en un magatzem amb una via intravenosa al braç i no recorda com ha arribat allà, la Noa comença a desitjar per primera vegada tenir algú al seu costat.

17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer… 17-year-old Declan stares down two armed thugs in a back alley in Galway, Ireland… 17-year-old Anat attempts to traverse a booby-trapped tunnel between Israel and Egypt… All three strangers should have died at the exact same moment, thousands of miles apart. Instead, they awaken together in an abandoned hospital—only to discover that they’re not alone. Three other teens from different places on the globe are trapped with them. Somebody or something seems to be pulling the strings. With their individual clocks ticking, they must band together if they’re to have any hope of surviving. Soon they discover that they''ve been trapped in a future that isn''t of their making: a deadly, desolate world at once entirely familiar and utterly strange. Each teen harbors a secret, but only one holds the key that could get them home. As the truth comes to light Sophie, Declan, Anat, and the rest must decide what to do with a second chance at life—if they can survive to claim it.

Noa Torsen court pour sa vie. Après avoir déjoué la société sinistre, elle et un ami se déplacent furtivement à travers le pays, ils veillent à protéger des fugueurs avant qu’ils ne deviennent des sujets d’essai pour des expériences horribles, sachant trop bien ce qu’elle a vécu, maintenant épuisée et effrayée. De retour à Boston, Peter surveille à distance les déplacements de Noa, de son ordinateur et l’aide au meilleur de ses capacités à la garder en vie, se rappelant le sort de sa petite amie par cette société maudite. Il voudra en faire plus et dans une confrontation explosive, Noa et son équipe sont piégés dans le seul endroit qu’ils croyaient en sécurité. C’est maintenant à Noa et Peter de tout faire pour éliminer cette société avant qu’ils périssent tous! Ce deuxième tome acclamé par la critique, gardera les lecteurs dans l’adrénaline et le suspense jusqu’à la fin... dans l’attente de la conclusion de cette trilogie.

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...

Noa y sus compañeros tienen que huir. Por esta vez han burlado a la compañía farmacéutica Pike & Dolan, pero no han logrado detener sus criminales experimentos médicos. Además ahora están en el punto de mira de su poderosa conspiración. Ningún lugar es seguro, no pueden confiar en nadie. Están exhaustos y asustados, pero no se detendrán. Continuarán luchando para liberar a otros jóvenes como ellos de las garras de la compañía. Noa sabe bien lo que les ocurriría si los atraparan: aún tiene las cicatrices...

Noa despierta. Se encuentra totalmente desorientada. Arriba de ella solo hay luz; detrás, una plancha de metal. Lleva puesta solamente una bata quirúrgica, como si acabaran de operarla. El pánico la hace su presa, y al verse conectada a una máquina vía intravenosa, el terror le roba el aire. ¿Cómo llegó ahí? Intenta recordarlo, pero su memoria reciente ha desaparecido. Tiene que salir de ese lugar. Tan pronto lo consiga —si es que logra escapar de donde sea que esté— contactará a / ALIANZA /, el foro hacker al que pertenece. Escucha ruidos, tiene que huir. Tiene que correr por su vida, como siempre lo ha hecho.

A peine remise d’une grave blessure et déterminée à retrouver sa confiance en elle après avoir frôlé la mort, l’agent spécial Kelly Jones refuse l’idée de ne pas reprendre le travail sur le terrain. Aussi décide-t-elle envers et contre tout d’accompagner Jake Riley, son fiancé, ainsi que son équipe d’élite, pour d’une périlleuse mission de libération d’otage. Une mission qui la conduit dans les bas-fonds de Mexico. Mais malgré son courage, Kelly redoute secrètement de ne plus être à la hauteur. C’est alors que dans les bidonvilles de Mexico, elle retrouve l’homme qu’elle recherche depuis des années. Un tueur machiavélique qui semble désormais mettre en scène un effroyable rituel macabre en choisissant ses victimes, des enfants, dans la frange la plus pauvre de la société. Horrifiée et décidée à saisir cette ultime chance de faire ses preuves, Kelly se sépare momentanément de Jake et de son équipe pour se lancer seule dans une mission plus périlleuse que jamais... Un combat sans merci à l’issue duquel il ne pourra y avoir qu’un seul survivant. Une nouvelle enquête de l’agent Kelly Jones

L’Armée de Persefone a été décimée. Noa, Peter et les autres sont traqués, dévastés, épuisés... Où qu’ils aillent, quoi qu’ils fassent, leurs ennemis parviennent toujours à les retrouver. Mais il est hors de question pour eux d’abandonner la lutte. Ils comptent bien affronter l’homme qui a créé le monstrueux Projet Perséphone. Quitte à se jeter dans la gueule du loup.

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