Lockdown A Novel of Suspense |
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| Author:
| King, Laurie R. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8041-7795-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Bantam |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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Acommunity comes together when threatenedby someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate,tautly plottednovel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Timesbestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries. Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School- A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget. A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald arrived at Guadalupe determined to...
More Description Acommunity comes together when threatenedby someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate,tautly plottednovel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Timesbestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries.
Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School- A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget.
A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald arrived at Guadalupe determined to overturn the school's reputation for truancy, gang violence, and neglect. One of her initiatives is Career Day-bringing together children, teachers, and community presenters in a celebration of the future. But there are some in attendance who reject McDonald's bright vision.
A principal with a secret. A husband with a murky past. A cop with too many questions. A kid under pressure to prove himself. A girl struggling to escape a mother's history. A young basketball player with an affection for guns.
Even the school janitor has a story he dare not reveal.
But no one at the gathering anticipates the shocking turn of events that will transform a day of possibilities into an explosive confrontation.
Tense, poignant, and brilliantly paced, Laurie R. King's novel charts compelling characters on a collision course-a chain of interactions that locks together hidden lives, troubling secrets, and the bravest impulses of the human heart.
Praise for Lockdown
"A fine thriller, as timely as it is gripping."-Booklist(starred review)
"King delivers, providing both a drama-filled anatomy of the school and a chance for its community to show its best by the way it confronts the worst Career Day imaginable."-Kirkus Reviews
"Lockdownhas the tension of a ticking time bomb."-San Jose Mercury News
"Dramatic . . . harrowing."-Santa Cruz Sentinel
"King is a strong, purposeful writer with a keen eye for detail. . . . This bookearns its page-turner status."-The Stranger
"Keeps readers guessing to the very end."-Charleston Currents