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Nail-biting action with a scientifically and technologically involved plotline gives this novel an edge, and, moreover, the character development is surprisingly rich given the fast pace of the narrative the weight of the themes also keeps the story from reading like a movie script. Red herrings keep the reader guessing until the end. Hard to put down.BooklistThe race-against-the-clock feel of TVs popular show 24 meets the action-packed romance of the film Run Lola Run. This high-concept teen thriller sends readers on the race of their lives.Carinas senior year is spiraling downward. Fast. Both her mother and her uncle, the only two family members shes ever known, are dead. Their deaths were accidents, unfortunate results of the highly confidential research they performed for a national security organization.
About the Author
Sophie's first novel, A BAD DAY FOR SORRY, has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Barry, and Crimespree awards, and won the Anthony Award and the RTBookReviews Reviewers Choice Award for Best First Mystery. Her novel AFTERTIME was a finalist for the Choice Horror award. GARDEN OF STONES was the Target Book Club selection for March, 2013.Sophie also writes historical novels under the pen name Sofia Grant.Sophie is the author of:A BAD DAY FOR SORRY (Minotaur, 2009) A BAD DAY FOR PRETTY (Minotaur, 2010) A BAD DAY FOR SCANDAL (Minotaur, 2011) A BAD DAY FOR MERCY (Minotaur, June 2012) A BAD DAY FOR ROMANCE (Pocket, September 2013) BANISHED (Delacorte, 2010) UNFORSAKEN (Delacorte, 2011) HANGING BY A THREAD (Delacorte, October, 2012) AFTERTIME (Harlequin Luna, 2011) REBIRTH (Harlequin Luna, 2011) HORIZON (Harlequin Luna, 2012) BLOOD BOND (Pocket, November 2012) SHATTERED BOND (Pocket, November 2013) GARDEN OF STONES (Harlequin MIRA, March 2013) HOUSE OF GLASS (Harlequin MIRA, March 2014) THE MISSING PLACE (Gallery, October 2014) INFECTED (Delacorte, January, 2015) THE GUILTY ONE (Gallery, August 2015) Upcoming titles include:THAT'S WHAT FRENEMIES ARE FOR (with Lauren Gershell, Ballantine, July 2019) Sophie grew up in Missouri, attended Indiana University, and worked in technology before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She lives in Northern California.
