Dare Me by Megan Abbott
Beth and me wedged tight, jeaned legs pressed against each other. The sound of our own breathing. Before we all stopped believing a tornado, or anything, could touch us, ever. Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy are tough, inseparable, invincible. No pair more charismatic or sophisticated. No pair more dangerous. But with the fall term, their new coach arrives and things begin to change. She has plans for the cheer squad: all sleek poise and cool command, the girls are soon entirely in her thrall. Faster, harder, higher, thinner, the stakes raised, their world contracting, they compete to risk -- everything. She, meantime, has been crossing a line of her own. From the brilliant author of The End of Everything, Dare Me is a searing novel about the allure of adulthood and the dark heart of adolescence: the fierce bonds between girls, their bitter rivalries, and their power to transform one another.
'Deliciously compelling' Heat 'Megan Abbott is an extraordinary writer' Nick Hornby, The Believer 'Mesmerising.. A truly nerve-shredding crime plot ... exemplary writing.' Independent on Sunday 'A taut, twisted tale ... Dare Me shimmers with dark sexual tension' Marie Claire 'A tense, fast-paced psychological thriller' The Times 'Truly nerve-shredding' Independent on Sunday 'A powerful tale of sexual awakening, obsession, twisted loyalties and murder' Irish Times 'Tense, fast-paced' Sunday Times
Megan Abbott is an award-winning author of noir fiction including Queenpin and Bury Me Deep (nominated for the Edgar Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize). Her novel The End of Everything was a Richard and Judy selection and Dare Me was shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger. She is also the author of the gripping psychological thrillers, The Fever and You Will Know Me. She is co-writer of the smash-hit Sky Atlantic drama, The Deuce. Born in the Detroit area, she now lives in Queens, New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447221159 |
| ISBN 10 | 144722115X |
| Title | Dare Me |
| Author | Megan Abbott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2012-05-10 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 (UK) |
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