Ann Redisch Stampler is the author of the young adult novels Afterparty and Where It Began as well as half a dozen picture books. Her work has garnered an Aesop accolade, the National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor honors, the Middle East Book Award, and Bank Street Best Books of the Year mentions. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Rick.
Jack's father was a hitman, and his brother has the same shady
associates, but Jack has always tried to stay on the
straight-and-narrow. Now, however, his brother has summoned him to
prison and told him, in no uncertain terms, that he needs to find a
girl who has disappeared--a girl who has murdered one of his
associates--and murder her--or else both Jack's brother and their
mother may be in danger. Nicolette is the girl Jack is chasing. She
is definitely running from something, although perhaps not what
Jack thinks she is running from. Jack and Nicolette tell the
stories in alternating chapters. Nicolette is desperate, changing
her name, changing her appearance, working whenever she can, always
on the lookout for her chasers. Jack is methodical, tracking
Nicolette, and always trying to figure out how he can get rid of
her without, you know, actually killing her. Inevitably, the two
meet up, but things do not proceed as either of them expects. This
fast-paced novel is an amalgam of thriller, romance, mystery, and
road-trip. The characters--including minor characters--are nicely
drawn and the whole thing will keep readers turning the pages to
find out what happens.--VOYA "8/1/16"
"A deliciously gritty dive into the dark side of human nature! This
book pretty much defines #MorallyComplicatedYA in a
beautifully-written but fast-paced read that's both twisted and
thought-provoking."
--Martina Boone, award-winning author of the Heirs of Watson Island
trilogy
"A girl on the run and the boy sent to kill her are on an
inevitable collision course in an adrenaline-soaked thriller."
--Publishers Weekly
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