New & Noteworthy - Young Adult Contemporary Thriller
Jennifer Lynn Alvarez Jennifer Lynn Alvarez is the author of two middle grade fantasy series, The Guardian Herd and Riders of the Realm, and she holds a degree in English from UC Berkeley. She lives in Sonoma County, California and consulted with the Sonoma County Fire District Deputy Chief and a detective at the San Francisco District Attorney’s office in relation to this novel. Agent: Elizabeth Bewley Film agent: Berni Barta, CAA
Lies Like Wildfire An intense high-stakes story about five friends and the deadly secret that could send their lives up in flames, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and E. Lockhart. PUBLISHER
Delacorte (World English; UK: PRH)
PUBLICATION
September 2021 (Final manuscript available)
EDITOR
Wendy Loggia
In Gap Mountain, California, everyone knows about fire season. And no one is more vigilant than 18-year-old Hannah Warner, the sheriff’s daughter and aspiring FBI agent. That is until this summer. When Hannah and her best friends accidentally spark an enormous and deadly wildfire, their instinct is to lie to the police and the fire investigators. But as the blaze roars through their rural town and towards Yosemite National Park, Hannah’s friends begin to crack and she finds herself going to extreme lengths to protect their secret. Because sometimes good people do bad things. And if there’s one thing people hate, it’s liars.
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“Using her own experience with wildfire, the author tells a gripping tale about the line between loyalty to the people in your life and the value of telling the truth.” —Entertainment Weekly “Alvarez’s young adult debut is a twisty, fast-paced thriller about accountability, guilt, jealousy, and survival…A gripping page-turner.” —Kirkus Reviews “This fast-paced and suspenseful novel keeps readers guessing. Consider this a musthave thriller.” —School Library Journal “Five fiery stars for this bingeable, edge-of-your-seat, twisty thriller.” —Natasha Preston, New York Times bestselling author of The Lake UK EDITION PUBLISHED BY PRH
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