Showing results for "The Fire" in Thrillers & Suspense

Grace and her dad have just moved to a tiny, sleepy Devon village, desperate to put tragic events from their old life in London behind them. But their fresh start is derailed when the second-hand Echo in their new house comes alive at midnight, and tells Grace: I'm going to murder you. Grace works out it’s an old recorded message, and the Echo has previously been used by four people in their village – all of whom are now dead. And Grace’s passion for science and statistics comes alive. She knows within these accidental deaths, there must lie a murder – and she’s going to work it out.

Layla. Kai. Liam. Fliss. Terrified big sister. Troubled surfer. Insecure genius. Pampered princess. They have nothing in common, except they were all on the school bus that morning. The morning of the crash. The morning they discovered the dead driver’s holdall, containing one million pounds – and a gun. All of them have secrets, and all of them need that money. But someone dangerous is hunting it down, and drawing closer every minute. If Layla, Kai, Liam and Fliss want to survive, they’ll need to stick together. But can four good liars really trust one another?

Shannon Price's A Thousand Fires is a breakout contemporary debut—think The Outsiders meets The Iliad—that's perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Veronica Roth. 10 Years. 3 Gangs. 1 Girl’s Epic Quest… Valerie Simons knows the Wars are dangerous—her little brother was killed by the...

It wasn't the kidnapping that ruined Cass Adams' life. It was the letters that came after. The pink envelopes that appear in her car, her locker, her bedroom. Notes from the man she escaped, telling her that he's always there, always watching. And that someday, he'll be back for her. The police say there's nothing they can do, and Cass resigns herself to live in fear until she reconnects with three old friends - three girls ready to exact vengeance on those who wronged them.

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2021! Der einzige Weg aus der Dunkelheit ist, ein Feuer zu entzünden... Schwer verletzt liegt die 17-jährige Moonbeam im Krankenhaus und sieht sich einem Psychologen und einem FBI-Agenten gegenüber. Sie, die zu den wenigen Überlebenden nach der schrecklichen Brandkatastrophe gehört, soll erzählen, wie das Leben war auf der Farm der Gotteslegionäre. Wie ist es zu dem schrecklichen Feuer gekommen, wie zu der Schießerei zwischen den Gotteslegionären und der Polizei? So viele sind gestorben.

Tell the Wind and Fire is about a young girl called Lucie who lives in a New York very different from the New York we know: The city is torn between two very different kinds of magic, and Lucie's own family was torn apart years ago by that conflict. Lucie wears magic rings and carries a burden of guilt she can't share with anyone. The light in her life is her sweetheart boyfriend, Ethan, but it turns out Ethan has a secret, too: a soulless doppelganger created by dark magic.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE CHILLING SEQUEL TO #1 YA BESTSELLER THE MAGPIE SOCIETY: ONE FOR SORROW Audrey and Ivy, determined to bring their fellow student Lola Radcliffe's killer to justice, find themselves in the middle of another mystery when a friend disappears in suspicious circumstances...

Will Maine's historic Schooner Inne Bed and Breakfast be a safe haven for the island kids boarding during the school year - or the end of them all? Christina Romney is thirteen, with a personality that matches her unruly but charming tri-colored hair. She is about to start seventh grade, and for kids from Maine's Burning Fog Island, that means leaving their little white schoolhouse for regular classrooms and life on the mainland. Everyone assures Christina it will be a fantastic year.

Inmersa en un gran escándalo palaciego, Rielle debe enfrentarse a pruebas de enorme peligro para demostrar si es ella la Reina Solar que la profecía anunciaba. Mientras su corazón se desgarra por Audric, su obligación es mostrar tanto a gobernantes como a súbditos que sus poderes proceden del Bien. Sin embargo, una oscura presencia la acecha, y le hace ver que su Destino quizá es mucho más terrible de lo que ella creía....

Brought to you by Penguin. The brand new series from Zoe Sugg and Amy McCulloch Illumen Hall is an elite boarding school. Tragedy strikes when the body of a student is discovered at their exclusive summer party - on her back is an elaborate tattoo of a magpie. When new girl Audrey arrives the...