Lockdown by Laurie R King
Acommunity comes together when threatenedby someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate,tautly plotted novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling 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
"Lockdown has 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 book earns its page-turner status."-The Stranger
"Keeps readers guessing to the very end."-Charleston Currents
King is the author of fourteen Mary Russell mysteries, five contemporary books featuring Kate Martinelli, the Stuyvesant & Grey novels Touchstone and The Bones of Paris, as well as the critically praised A Darker Place, Folly, Califia's Daughters (written under the pen name Leigh Richards), and Keeping Watch. She is a resident of Northern California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804177955 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804177953 |
| Title | Lockdown |
| Author | Laurie R King |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2018-07-24 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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