05682cam a2200529 4500 295035953 TxAuBib 20170617120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780804177948 0804177945 B01M0WIM96 Amazon 2ea99a8c-752c-402e-be9a-89276a0327fd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3071119 OverDrive (Product ID) 235634 3071119 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib King, Laurie R. Lockdown [Libby] : A Novel of Suspense. Random House Publishing Group, 2017. female protagonist. Psychological Suspense. woman sleuth. suspense. psychological thriller. revenge. detectives. mystery novel. mystery and thrillers suspense. contemporary thriller. contemporary mystery. traditional detective. traditional mystery and detective. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2817kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 2817kB. Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:April 24, 2017 Heavy-handed foreshadowing mars this thriller about a shooting that occurs on career day at California’s Guadalupe Middle School from Edgar-winner King (Keeping Watch): “Students will be given the raw materials for their life’s plan, and shown the means to turn it into their life’s tapestry.... But today, the weaving of dreams will unravel long before the final bell”; “the midday sun will be sparkling off a thread of blood oozing down the center of the concrete quad.” The lead-up to the tragic events is presented from multiple perspectives, including those of various school staff members and students, as well as that of police sergeant Olivia Mendez, a speaker who was almost murdered by a gang member at the previous year’s career day. King uses extensive flashbacks to provide the backstories for her characters, but these don’t provide much depth. A subplot concerning the unsolved disappearance of a sixth-grade girl the previous fall adds little, and the end result is a superficial treatment of a serious issue. Agent: Linda Allen, Linda Allen Literary Agency.. Publisher's Weekly. HTML:A community comes together when threatened by someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate, tautly plotted novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries. Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget. A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald arrived at Guadalupe determined to overturn the school's reputation for truancy, gang violence, and neglect. One of her initiatives is Career Day—bringing together children, teachers, and community presenters in a celebration of the future. But there are some in attendance who reject McDonald's bright vision. A principal with a secret. A husband with a murky past. A cop with too many questions. A kid under pressure to prove himself. A girl struggling to escape a mother's history. A young basketball player with an affection for guns. Even the school janitor has a story he dare not reveal. But no one at the gathering anticipates the shocking turn of events that will transform a day of possibilities into an explosive confrontation. Tense, poignant, and brilliantly paced, Laurie R. King's novel charts compelling characters on a collision course—a chain of interactions that locks together hidden lives, troubling secrets, and the bravest impulses of the human heart. Advance praise for Lockdown "A riveting story of suspense and tragedy out of the most seemingly mundane ingredients: kids and adults preparing for a day at school. The violence doesn't explode until we're well into the book, but the lead-up to the explosion has the feel of a brewing storm: we know something is going to happen, even if we don't know what it is. A fine thriller, as timely as it is gripping."—Booklist (starred review) The award-winning novels of Laurie R. King are . . . "Sharp, inventive and rewarding."—The Seattle Times "Audacious."—Los Angeles Times "Rousing . . . riveting . . . suspenseful."—Chicago Sun-Times "Impossible to put down."—Romantic Times "Beguiling . . . tantalizing."—The Boston Globe "Stunning."—The Christian Science Monitor "Delightful."—Booklist. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-06-16 23:00:02. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=2ea99a8c-752c-402e-be9a-89276a0327fd https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ea99a8c-752c-402e-be9a-89276a0327fd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ea99a8c-752c-402e-be9a-89276a0327fd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ea99a8c-752c-402e-be9a-89276a0327fd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)