Bad Blood (Naturals Series #4)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Overview

When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful — and dangerous — than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock. New victims. New betrayals. New secrets.

When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers.

They're being hunted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484758410
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	11/21/2017
Series:	Disney Press Naturals Series , #4
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	25,804
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written more than a dozen acclaimed young adult novels, including The Inheritance Games, Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals, The Lovely and the Lost, and The Naturals series: The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the e-novella, Twelve. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and is currently a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. You can find her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR KILLER INSTINCT

"A welcome addition to the teen-sleuth genre."— Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR KILLER INSTINCT

"Barnes knows how to keep the reader hooked, and fans will be eagerly reaching for this title and clamoring for the next in the series."— Booklist

PRAISE FOR KILLER INSTINCT

"This is a definite purchase for libraries...."— School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR KILLER INSTINCT

"Intricately plotted, this novel will keep teens guessing and leave readers eagerly waiting the next installment in The Naturals series."— VOYA

PRAISE FOR THE NATURALS

Accolades

YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2014

YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers, 2014

PRAISE FOR THE NATURALS

" The Naturals is Criminal Minds for the YA world, and I loved every page."— New York Times best-selling author Ally Carter

PRAISE FOR THE NATURALS

* "[A] tightly paced suspense novel that will keep readers up until the wee hours to finish."— VOYA (starred review)

PRAISE FOR THE NATURALS

"This savvy thriller grabs readers right away."— Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE NATURALS

"It's a stay-up-late-to-finish kind of book, and it doesn't disappoint."— Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR THE NATURALS

"In this high-adrenaline series opener...even a psychic won't anticipate all the twists and turns."— Booklist

From the Publisher

03/01/2017
Gr 9 Up—In this fourth volume of the series, Cassie Hobbs and her team of teenage FBI profilers are on the hunt for an organized group of serial killers. When people from their past investigations begin turning up dead, Cassie realizes that her team members are actually the prey. Soon, the very qualities that have made them such an effective team start to unravel them all. Cassie reads people by studying their behavior, personalities, and environment, but has blocked much of her own painful history after her mother's disappearance. Lia the lie detector puts herself in danger to get information from a cult; Michael the emotion reader goes head-to-head with his abusive father; Sloane the statistician digs deeper into logic and numbers to protect her grieving heart; and Dean the profiler has to face the possibility that he's more like his cold and calculating father than he ever knew. Initially, the narrative is stilted, relying heavily on exposition to get the story rolling, but once the unreasonably smug serial killer delivers his tip and is out of the way, the writing picks up significantly. Character motivation and the story's feinting twists become the driving force of this tightly plotted and gruesomely compelling thriller. Subplots and red herrings abound but converge logically, creating a satisfying and surprising conclusion with room for even more sequels. This volume can be read as a stand-alone for those immune to plot spoilers. VERDICT Recommend to fans of the series and to older teens who crave dark and fast-paced psychological thrillers in the style of Criminal Minds.—Leighanne Law, Scriber Lake High School, WA

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