From the Back Cover
Ever since her father was stabbed to death in a home invasion, Julia Jules Farentino has been plagued by nightmares. Her half-sister, Shaylee, now seventeen, has had her own difficulties since the tragedy, earning a rap sheet for drug use, theft, and vandalism. Still, when Jules learns of her mother s decision to send Shay to an elite boarding school in Oregon, she s skeptical. The Academy has a reputation for turning wayward kids around but one of its students went missing six months ago and her body has never been found. There are rumors she may have died during one of the school s questionable treatments. Once enrolled, Shay grows fearful, convinced her every move is being watched. And the deeper Jules digs, the more concerned she becomes. On impulse, Jules applies for a teaching job at the Academy. Though the facility boasts state-of-the-art equipment and a breathtaking campus, Jules senses cracks in the director s do-good demeanor. Shorty before Jules arrived, a student was found hanged, and a hysterical Shay believes it was murder. Staff members are wary and unwelcoming all except Cooper Trent, another recent hire who has his own suspicions, and his own secrets. Then another girl goes missing, and yet another is found dead. There s no doubt something sinister is at hand but Jules may be too late to stop it. Behind the Academy s idyllic veneer lurks an evil force on a brutal and terrifying mission. And Jules has become the next target of a bloodthirsty killer without limits, without remorse, without mercy
About the Author
Angela Dawe is an actor and improviser working with the Annoyance Theater and Second City in Chicago. Originally from Lansing, Michigan, Angela's career has encompassed stage, television, and film work, in addition to award-winning audiobook narrations, which include young adult, suspense, romance, and historical fiction titles.
Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy-five novels, including One Last Breath, You Will Pay, After She’s Gone, Close to Home, Tell Me, Deserves to Die, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, and Shiver. She has over thirty million copies of her books in print in nineteen languages. She lives with her family and three rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers can visit her website at www.lisajackson.com and find her on Facebook.
With precise diction and natural pacing, Angela Dawe highlights the emotional drama of the two young Farentino sisters, Jules and Shay, who are dealing with the murder of their father during a home invasion. Dawe's clear, steady narration style contrasts well with the diverse cast of young characters. Tensions mount at the isolated boarding school in Oregon where Shay is sent as an "at-risk" teen and where Jules obtains a teaching position. First, Jules uncovers a cult; then a body is found. Dawe's delivery is engaging as she compels attention to the details in the sinister plot. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
