![]() But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl with her hair in tight pigtails, wearing a dress with a narrow white collar-a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey-she felt overcome with shock. No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. Book Synopsis In the vein of psychological thrillers like We Were Liars and One of Us Is Lying, bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author Caroline Cooneys JANIE series seamlessly blends mystery and suspense with issues of family, friendship and love to offer an emotionally evocative thrill ride of a read. She recognizes that little girl-it is her. ![]() ![]() But as Janie Johnson glances at the face of the ordinary little girl-a three-year-old who had been kidnapped 12 years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey-she feels overcome with shock. About the Book No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. ![]()
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He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ![]() ![]() She was raised to be strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expected-until she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.Ī rare look into the world of the Scarlet Guard, Steel Scars is the perfect companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series. Farley meets Shade Barrow who wants to help her. Farley and her team are assigned to infiltrate Corvium with the goal of gathering information about Norta 's military and to establish contacts inside the city. Broken Throne features three brand-new novellas, alongside two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song- as well as never-before-seen. ![]() ![]() The #1 New York Times bestselling series!įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, this 100-page digital original prequel novella follows Scarlet Guard leader Captain Farley as she exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance and travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital. Steel Scars This novella is the story of Diana Farley 's first time leading a mission for the Scarlet Guard. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The mystery and suspense will have you on your toes. There's magic, danger, suspense and (ahem) a love triangle that will have you flying through its pages. 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