The Doubt Factory: A page-turning thriller of dangerous attraction and unscrupulous lies - Softcover

Bacigalupi, Paolo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316220760 ISBN 13: 9780316220767

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

From a New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist comes a page-turning thriller with a dark romantic twist that bestselling author Cory Doctorow declared will have you "nailed to your seat".

Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie--at least according to the dangerous young man who's been stalking her. But could her dad really be a bad guy at the helm of an organization that covers up the deadly wrongdoings of some of the country's most rich and powerful? Alix has to make an impossible choice between her father and the mysterious young man she's not only falling for, but who's asking her to blow the whistle on the man who raised her. This Edgar Award and Locus Award nominee will make you wonder: could someone you have loved and have known for your whole life actually have the heart of a killer?

About this title

About the Author:

Paolo Bacigalupi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Water Knife and the highly acclaimed The Drowned Cities and Ship Breaker, a Printz Award winner and a National Book Award finalist. He has also written Zombie Baseball Beatdown for younger readers and the multi-award-winning adult novel The Windup Girl. He lives in Colorado.

Review:

Praise for The Doubt Factory: A 2015 Edgar Award NomineeA 2015 Locus Award Nominee A Winter 2014-2015 Kids' Indie Next List Book
* "[A] provocative thriller.... Fans of Cory Doctorow's work should love this book."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

*"From the opening pages, this is an action-packed thriller with the FBI, secret service, thousands of rats, a kidnapping, and a little romance.... Bacigalupi scores again."―Library Media Connection, starred review

"A suspenseful, page-turning yarn.... Bound to provoke thought."―Kirkus Reviews

"This gripping, outstanding contemporary story... builds at a steady pace, leading to increasingly dramatic plot twists and a climax that will leave readers' hearts pounding."―School Library Journal

"A searing indictment... Bacigalupi, unafraid to name names, makes readers question the morality of everyday decisions... and recommends that all of us be cynics when it comes to megaconglomerates....Multi-award-winning Bacigalupi is becoming an indispensable voice in YA."―Booklist

"This is a gripping, unsettling read that will no doubt prompt further discussion long after the climactic, cinematic finale."―The Horn Book

"An exciting read... Bacigalupi has done an impressive job of placing the reader in the front seat."―VOYA

"The book's snappy pace, caper set-up, and sharp political perspective easily save the (novel's) day and will bring in readers of thoughtful high action."―The Bulletin

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0316220760
• ISBN 13: 9780316220767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512