The Masked Truth

by Kelley Armstrong

Overview

Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for.
     Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn't dare reveal. 
     The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with "issues." But that's exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage. 
     The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree. 
     Riley and Max know that if they can't get out, they'll be next--but they're about to discover that even escape doesn't equal freedom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780385684767
Publisher:	Tundra Book Group
Publication date:	10/13/2015
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Lexile:	HL690L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

KELLEY ARMSTRONG is the New York Times bestselling author of, among other titles, the Otherworld series for adults, and the Darkest Powers (The Summoning,The Awakening and The Reckoning); Darkness Rising (The Gathering, The Calling andThe Rising) and Age of Legend (Sea of Shadows, Empire of Night and the forthcomingForest of Ruin) trilogies for teens. Kelley lives near Alymer, Ontario, with her family. You can visit her website at www.kelleyarmstrong.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Action-packed suspense from beginning to end." —Kirkus Reviews

"[A] terrifying thriller where suspense and psychological horror serve as perfect counterpoints to themes of forgiveness and growth. . . . Masterful storytelling . . . overflowing with twists."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the Publisher

2015-07-15
A weekend therapy camp becomes a living nightmare for a group of troubled teenagers when it is taken hostage by masked gunmen. Riley Vasquez has suffered from PTSD since the parents of a young girl she was babysitting were brutally gunned down in their home while Riley hid upstairs with the child. Max, recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, is acutely aware that he cannot always trust that his subjective experience matches reality. The two become each other's best hope for survival as the violence and chaos progressively escalate. The novel begins with a punch of adrenaline, and the pace rarely slows as Riley and Max race to unravel who is truly behind the murderous plot. As they struggle to stay alive, they also grapple with their own psychological conflicts, revealed largely from Riley's first-person point of view and occasionally from Max's third-person perspective. The violence in this thriller is not for the faint of heart; there is a substantial body count by the story's end. However, the dry wit and gentle compassion exchanged between the two protagonists help to keep the tension from becoming overwhelming. Riley's trauma and Max's mental illness make them fragile, but the teens are not broken. In each other they find the understanding and the strength they need to survive. Action-packed suspense from beginning to end. (Thriller. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews