Gregg Olsen is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, having written five novels, eight nonfiction books and a critically-acclaimed short story, with sales of over 1 million. Throughout his career, Olsen has demonstrated an ability to create a detailed narrative that offers readers fascinating insights into the lives of people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
Praise for Gregg Olsen:
Olsen will have you on the edge of your seat. --Lee Child
Searing and brilliant. -- Ann Rule
Gripping Olsen is a top notch writer. -- Michael Connelly
Olsen brings complex mystery and crackling authenticity to bear on
a cold case police procedural . his bizarre, many-layered mystery
will keep fans of crime fiction hooked. --"Publishers Weekly" (for
his novel, "A Wicked Snow")
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Praise for Gregg Olsen:
"Olsen will have you on the edge of your seat."--Lee Child
"Searing and brilliant." -- Ann Rule
"Gripping...Olsen is a top notch writer." -- Michael Connelly
"Olsen...brings complex mystery and crackling authenticity to bear
on a cold case police procedural.... his bizarre, many-layered
mystery will keep fans of crime fiction hooked." --"Publishers
Weekly" (for his novel, "A Wicked Snow")
Gr 7-10-Found electrocuted in the bathtub, Katelyn Berkley, 15, who had a history of cutting, appears to have committed suicide. But from chapter one of this thriller there are suggestions that someone else was involved in her death. Hayley and Taylor Ryan, who, along with Katelyn, were the only children to survive a tragic bus crash years earlier, may be the only ones who can uncover the truth. The twins possess a kind of supernatural insight, allowing them to receive messages from the dead via dreams, visions, and Scrabble letters. What emerges is a picture of a lonely girl, a vengeful neighbor, and a fake online boyfriend. An author's note explains that the events in the book were inspired by one of the earliest cases connecting cyberbullying to teen suicide. This book's timeliness will give it relevance and appeal to teens who themselves regularly experience social ups and downs online. The author is master of the short, dramatic sentence, at times overusing it in service of the book's taut, suspenseful mood. With its punchy prose, pop-culture references, and steady stream of unraveling clues, this book has potential for reluctant readers. Give it to teens with a macabre bent, who won't be turned off by a few genre cliches.-Emma Burkhart, Springside School, Philadelphia, PA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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