Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith

Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith

Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises. --James Patterson, for Lockdown (Escape from Furnace Book 1)

Alex tried to escape.
He had a perfect plan.
He was almost free. Even felt the cool, clean air on his face.
Then the dogs came.
Now he's locked in a place so gruesome--so hellish--that escape doesn't even matter.
He just wants to survive.

Alex Sawyer and his mates should have known there was no way out of Furnace Penitentiary.

Their escape attempt only lands them deeper in the guts of this prison for young offenders, and then into solitary confinement. And that's where a whole new struggle begins--a struggle not to let the hellish conditions overwhelm them.

Because before another escape attempt is even possible, they must first survive the nightmare that now haunts their endless nights.

Praise for Solitary

Fast paced and packed with nail-biting scenarios . . . This is a dark story with a dark ending, but the gritty action and compelling characters will have reluctant readers enthralled. --School Library Journal

Once again, Smith has created a thrill ride that will leave the audience wanting more. Smith's prose is fast paced, witty, and sometimes downright terrifying. Some of the images he creates could manifest into a nightmare or two. Teens who are looking for a great thriller/horror story will definitely want to pick up these novels. --VOYA

Adrenaline-fueled action infuses the narrative as it did in Lockdown (2009), keeping the pages turning. . . . The author knows what keeps his readers locked to the page and delivers it soundly. --Kirkus Reviews

Breathlessly paced. --Booklist

Praise for Lockdown

Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises. --James Patterson

Furnace is hotter than hell and twice as much fun Sign me up for a life sentence of Alexander Gordon Smith --Darren Shan, author of the Demonata series

Also by Alexander Gordon Smith:

The Devil's Engine series
The Devil's Engine: Hellraisers (Book 1)
The Devil's Engine: Hellfighters (Book 2)
The Devil's Engine: Hellwalkers (Book 3)

The Fury

The Escape from Furnace series
Lockdown (Book 1)
Solitary (Book 2)
Death Sentence (Book 3)
Fugitives (Book 4)
Execution (Book 5)

ALEXANDER GORDON SMITH lives in Norwich, England. He is a co-founder of Fear Driven Films, which is currently producing its first feature film. The Escape from Furnace series marks his publishing debut in the United States. Mr. Smith is currently at work on his next book, The Fury, which Farrar Straus Giroux will publish in the fall of 2013.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780312674762
ISBN 10	0312674767
Title	Solitary
Author	Alexander Gordon Smith
Series	Escape From Furnace
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	2011-07-05
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.