'Loved it!! Gripping from first page to last, there is no let up!' reader review 'Absolutely fantastic debut novel. Intelligent thriller, great twists, strong women . . . Loved it!' reader review 'The twists are fast and furious. What an ending. Be still my racing heart!' reader review DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE THRILLER Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has started to show the same tell-tale signs of Alzheimer's disease as her father: memory loss, even blackouts. So she is reluctant to accept the invitation to be the guest of honour at a prestigious biotech conference - until her husband Daniel, a neuroscientist, persuades her that the publicity storm will be worth it. The technology being unveiled at this conference could revolutionise medicine forever. More than that, it could save Sarah's life. In Geneva, the couple are feted as stars - at least, Sarah is. But behind the five-star luxury, investors are circling, controversial blogger Terri Landau is all over the story, and Sarah's symptoms are getting worse. As events begin to spiral out of control, Sarah can't be sure who to trust - including herself. 'SENSATIONAL.' Clare Mackintosh 'I RACED THROUGH IT.' Lucy Foley 'OUTSTANDING.' Harlan Coben 'HEART-POUNDING.' Lucy Clarke, author of The Hike 'IMMENSELY READABLE.' Sarah Hilary, author of Fragile 'HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.' Alice Feeney, author of Daisy Darker 'STUNNING.' Helen Fields, author of The Institution 'PACY AS HELL.' Imran Mahmood, author of You Don't Know Me 'ICILY TENSE.' Telegraph 'HAS IT ALL!' L. J. Ross, author of Holy Island

A nail-biting, award-winning crime novel from the author of The Echo Man! A shocking crime scene... DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims - all with numbers written above their bodies. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down... A case that twists and turns... When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a traumatic past she has tried hard to forget. But getting involved with the case is a bad idea. She and Bishop have history - and working together could never end well. A race against time to stop a killer... Adam and Romilly soon realise the truth lies in a decades-old case, and only Romilly holds the key. But they must act quickly, because with every passing day, there are more victims. And as the numbers edge toward zero, the murders get closer to home... The countdown has begun. Who will die next? 'The Twenty is smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark; best of all, though, it's scary as hell. Think you're tough? Pick up this novel and prove it' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive. The Twenty grips you by the throat and keeps on squeezing until the very end' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End 'Riveting reading ... Packed with suspense, it is a story that horrifies and hypnotises at the same time' Daily Mail 'Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn't take her foot off the pedal for a second' Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply 'If you like crime that's dark, twisted, and keeps you up all night, Holland is the author for you' Jack Jordan, author of Do No Harm 'Really disturbing and gripping but with a trademark sexy cop at the heart to offset the serial killer gore. Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange * THE ECHO MAN won the Bronze Bat for Best Debut Thriller in October 2022, and THE TWENTY won the Silver Bat for best thriller of the year in October 2023, at the Netherlands Thriller Festival .

A nail-biting, award-winning crime novel from the author of The Echo Man! A shocking crime scene... DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims - all with numbers written above their bodies. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down... A case that twists and turns... When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a traumatic past she has tried hard to forget. But getting involved with the case is a bad idea. She and Bishop have history - and working together could never end well. A race against time to stop a killer... Adam and Romilly soon realise the truth lies in a decades-old case, and only Romilly holds the key. But they must act quickly, because with every passing day, there are more victims. And as the numbers edge toward zero, the murders get closer to home... The countdown has begun. Who will die next? 'The Twenty is smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark; best of all, though, it's scary as hell. Think you're tough? Pick up this novel and prove it' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive. The Twenty grips you by the throat and keeps on squeezing until the very end' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End 'Riveting reading ... Packed with suspense, it is a story that horrifies and hypnotises at the same time' Daily Mail 'Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn't take her foot off the pedal for a second' Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply 'If you like crime that's dark, twisted, and keeps you up all night, Holland is the author for you' Jack Jordan, author of Do No Harm 'Really disturbing and gripping but with a trademark sexy cop at the heart to offset the serial killer gore. Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange * THE ECHO MAN won the Bronze Bat for Best Debut Thriller in October 2022, and THE TWENTY won the Silver Bat for best thriller of the year in October 2023, at the Netherlands Thriller Festival .

'I've fallen in love with the characters in this series' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Her books are like magnets: one page turns into five, turns into fifty, and suddenly it's 2 a.m.' ¿¿¿¿¿ He's tracking people down one by one And you're next on the list... A MAN MURDERED, LIVE ON CAMERA When a DVD is delivered in the dead of night, DCI Cara Elliott hits play on a horrifying showreel of violence... This is death, on demand. A KILLER COUNTING DOWN Avid viewers are paying for the killings, with twisted specifications. A request, an abduction, a murder. And always in a forty-eight-hour pattern. A MISSING DETECTIVE But when the killer finds out they're being investigated, they reveal their next target. In forty-eight hours, a police officer will be the one in front of the camera. The hunters have become the hunted, and the clock is ticking... Praise for Sam Holland's thrillers 'Smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark; best of all, though, it's scary as hell. Think you're tough? Pick up this novel and prove it' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'Really disturbing and gripping but with a trademark sexy cop at the heart to offset the serial killer gore. Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive.' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End 'Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn't take her foot off the pedal for a second' Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply 'If you like crime that's dark, twisted, and keeps you up all night, Holland is the author for you' Jack Jordan, author of Do No Harm 'I raced through this page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!' Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife 'Fascinating, complex characters, whose relationships are every bit as humanly messy as the crime scenes they face' Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street Readers love The Countdown Killer... 'I've fallen in love with the characters in this series' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Her books are like magnets: one page turns into five, turns into fifty, and suddenly it's 2 a.m.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'An unputdownable read and I read most of it in 24 hours' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Captured me from the first page and didn't let go' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Gripping, disturbing, and timely' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Honestly, my favourite so far - which says a lot as I was obsessed with The Echo Man!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'One of my most anticipated reads, and it did not disappoint!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A must-read for fans of gritty police procedurals and serial killer fiction' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A compelling crime thriller with interestingly flawed characters you hope come out the other side intact' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'The pacing is electric, with tension that never lets up and twists that genuinely surprised me' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'More than just a police procedural thriller' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'The writing is immersive and addictive - I completely binged the second half in one sitting' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This series is one of my all-time favourite thrillers, and The Countdown Killer totally lived up to the hype. Actually, scratch that-it might be my favourite one yet' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Words cannot explain how much I loved this book' ¿¿¿¿¿

Lieferumfang: 1 x Fahrzeug nach dem Zufallsprinzip, eine Vorauswahl ist leider nicht möglich. Majorette - Modellauto Japan Series Premium (1 Auto aus Metall, 7,5 cm) - zufällige Auswahl aus 6 Spielzeug-Autos japanischer Automarken, ab 3 Jahre, mit Freilauf und Federung Majorette - Als einer der bekanntesten Hersteller von Modellfahrzeugen kombinieren wir Tradition mit Innovation - seit 1964. Unsere Modelle zeichnen sich durch ihre erstklassige Verarbeitung aus. Majorette Japan Series: 6 japanische Auto-Ikonen im Miniaturformat Jedes Fahrzeug-Modell der Majorette Japan-Edition repräsentiert ein kultiges japanisches Automodell – vom „Drift King" Nissan Cefiro A31 bis zum „The Fast and the Furious-Star" Toyota Supra JZA80. Dabei wurden alle Modellautos aus hochwertigem Metall gefertigt und bilden die großen Originale mit offizieller Lizenz der japanischen Automarken im Miniaturformat nach. Die 6 Automodelle der Majorette Premium Edition „Japan Series": 1. Nissan Cefiro A31 (rot) 2. Toyota Century (schwarz) 3. Honda Civic TYPE R EK9 (gelb) 4. Toyota Supra JZA80 (grün) 5. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 (blau) 6. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) (grün) ACHTUNG: Bei Bestellung erhältst du EIN Auto (7,5 cm), die Auswahl erfolgt per Zufall. Modell-Fahrzeug in Original-Optik Die zufällige Auswahl aus den 6 Modellen macht das Auspacken der Spielautos zu einem aufregenden Erlebnis: Jedes Metallauto wird in einer Farbe geliefert, in der das Original-Auto tatsächlich produziert wurde – darunter der legendäre Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) in „Millennium Jade"! Dank Freilauf, Federung und einem zu öffnenden Teil eignet sich das Auto-Spielzeug sowohl als Kinderauto zum Spielen ab 3 Jahren als auch zum Sammeln & Ausstellen. Über Majorette Die Kultmarke aus Frankreich verzaubert seit 1964 Autofans auf der ganzen Welt. Die realitätsgetreuen und original lizenzierten Modelle weltweit bekannter Automarken sind besonders hochwertig und widerstandsfähig. Von PKWs, Monstertrucks, Einsatz- und Baufahrzeugen bis hin zu Rennautos. Majorette bietet eine riesige Auswahl an Spielzeugautos aus Metall sowie dazu passende Parkhaus-Spielsets zu verschiedenen Themenbereichen. Die kleinen Spielzeugautos aus Metall sind ideal für Kinder ab 3 bzw. 5 Jahren und ambitionierte Sammler jeden Alters. • Japanische Ikonen - Die 6 detaillierten Spielzeugautos der Majorette Japan-Edition verkörpern die Präzision & Ästhetik japanischer Automarken als offiziell lizenzierte Metallautos. • 1 von 6 Modellen - 1. Nissan Cefiro A31 (rot), 2. Toyota Century (schwarz), 3. Honda Civic TYPE R EK9 (gelb), 4. Toyota Supra JZA80 (grün), 5. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 (blau), 6. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) (grün). • Zufällige Auswahl - ACHTUNG: Bei Bestellung erhältst du EINES der sechs Modell-Autos per Zufallslos! Jedes Fahrzeug (7,5 cm) ist mit Freilauf, Federung und einem Teil zum Öffnen ausgestattet. • Original-Details - Besonderes Geschenk für Sammler: Jedes der Modellautos präsentiert sich in einer Farbe, in der das Auto tatsächlich produziert wurde, wie der Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) in Millennium Jade.

When a fun day out in the Scottish Highlands turns fatal, there's only one solution: call for Ally McKinley! It's the annual Locharran Highland Games and Ally McKinley has never seen her little village so busy or excited. Everyone's enjoying the Scottish dancing, the bagpipes, and cheering the competitors on. But there's a hitch in the proceedings when champion challenger Archie Armstrong drops dead in the middle of tossing the caber. Rushing to the scene, Ally is the first to spot that Archie's death was no accident - this was murder! Ally flings herself into a new investigation and soon discovers that more than one person may have had a murderous motive, including some of the current residents of her cosy little guesthouse. Patti, Archie's glamourous wife, seems intent on acting like the perfect widow, but rumours of infidelity have been flying. Is her performance too good? Could her uncle, cranky gamekeeper Angus, have finally snapped, furious at Archie's treatment of his niece? Or was it one of the frustrated local competitors, desperate to end Archie's winning streak? Determined to crack the case and fuelled by more than one piece of her famous shortbread, Ally begins to narrow down her list of possible culprits, but is thrown for a loop when her chief suspect is found dead by the loch, a mysterious and threatening note clutched in their fingers. With a killer at large, can Ally finally uncover the truth? Or, as the sun sets over the highlands, will this game be her last? For fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Clare Chase, this totally unputdownable cozy mystery set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands will have you turning the pages late into the night! Readers love Dee MacDonald: ' Brilliant mystery ... I found myself racing through this one, eager to find out who did what - and to who! A terrific read.' Grace J Reviewer Lady, ' OMG! ... I absolutely adored every single step... Had my jaw dropping!! ... One of my favourite books of the year.' My Chestnut Reading Tree, 5 stars ' I couldn't put it down ... I genuinely loved it ... So vivid, like I was right there with them ... I would definitely recommend it.' Goodreads reviewer, ' So absorbed I read it in one sitting ... I absolutely adored the ending and actually clapped my hands at it!!! Absolutely amazing ... I LOVED it .' Bookworm86, ' Fantastic ... I devoured in a single sitting ... Plenty of red herrings, twists and turns... Kept me hooked from page one until the very last... Fast-paced, compelling and immensely enjoyable.' Bookish Jottings, ' Oh my goodness ... absolutely captivating! Filled with twists and turns... kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end ... I highly recommend it!' Goodreads reviewer, ' An absolute delight and a must-read ... This rapid page-turner is one that will keep you up reading, unable to stop until the very end. I absolutely loved it! ' Page Turners,

When a fun day out in the Scottish Highlands turns fatal, there's only one solution: call for Ally McKinley! It's the annual Locharran Highland Games and Ally McKinley has never seen her little village so busy or excited. Everyone's enjoying the Scottish dancing, the bagpipes, and cheering the competitors on. But there's a hitch in the proceedings when champion challenger Archie Armstrong drops dead in the middle of tossing the caber. Rushing to the scene, Ally is the first to spot that Archie's death was no accident - this was murder! Ally flings herself into a new investigation and soon discovers that more than one person may have had a murderous motive, including some of the current residents of her cosy little guesthouse. Patti, Archie's glamourous wife, seems intent on acting like the perfect widow, but rumours of infidelity have been flying. Is her performance too good? Could her uncle, cranky gamekeeper Angus, have finally snapped, furious at Archie's treatment of his niece? Or was it one of the frustrated local competitors, desperate to end Archie's winning streak? Determined to crack the case and fuelled by more than one piece of her famous shortbread, Ally begins to narrow down her list of possible culprits, but is thrown for a loop when her chief suspect is found dead by the loch, a mysterious and threatening note clutched in their fingers. With a killer at large, can Ally finally uncover the truth? Or, as the sun sets over the highlands, will this game be her last? For fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Clare Chase, this totally unputdownable cozy mystery set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands will have you turning the pages late into the night! Readers love Dee MacDonald: ' Brilliant mystery ... I found myself racing through this one, eager to find out who did what - and to who! A terrific read.' Grace J Reviewer Lady, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' OMG! ... I absolutely adored every single step... Had my jaw dropping!! ... One of my favourite books of the year.' My Chestnut Reading Tree, 5 stars ' I couldn't put it down ... I genuinely loved it ... So vivid, like I was right there with them ... I would definitely recommend it.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' So absorbed I read it in one sitting ... I absolutely adored the ending and actually clapped my hands at it!!! Absolutely amazing ... I LOVED it .' Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' Fantastic ... I devoured in a single sitting ... Plenty of red herrings, twists and turns... Kept me hooked from page one until the very last... Fast-paced, compelling and immensely enjoyable.' Bookish Jottings, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' Oh my goodness ... absolutely captivating! Filled with twists and turns... kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end ... I highly recommend it!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' An absolute delight and a must-read ... This rapid page-turner is one that will keep you up reading, unable to stop until the very end. I absolutely loved it! ' Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

In The Complete Peanuts 1959-1960 : As the first decade of Peanuts closes, it seems only fitting to bid farewell to that halcyon decade with a cover starring Patty, one of the original three Peanuts. Major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. (Her advice to a forlorn Charlie Brown: "Get over it.") For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great Pumpkin (although he laments that he was a victim of "false doctrine," he's back 12 months later). Linus also gets into repeated, and visually explosive, scuffles with a blanket-stealing Snoopy, suffers the first depredations of his blanket-hating grandmother, and falls in love with his new teacher Miss Othmar. Even more importantly, several years after the last addition to the cast ("Pig-Pen"), Charlie Brown's sister Sally makes her appearance -- first as an (off-panel) brand new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a toddler and eventually a real, talking, thinking cast member. (By the end of this volume, she'll already start developing her crush on Linus.) All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: "Happiness is a warm puppy." Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once in relatively obscure and now impossible-to-find books; in other words, close to one quarter of the strips have never been seen by anyone but the most avid Peanuts completists. The introduction is by comedienne extraordinaire Whoopi Goldberg, who reveals which Peanuts character she has tattooed on her body (and where) -- as well as telling of her meeting with "Sparky" Schulz, and her fascinating theory on Snoopy's brother Spike. As always, this volume is gorgeously designed by award-winning cartoonist Seth. The Complete Peanuts continues to receive national and international media attention for its sophisticated treatment of one of the 20th Century's defining American classics. In The Complete Peanuts 1961-1962 : Launching into the 1960s, Schulz adds another new cast member. Two, in fact: The obnoxious Frieda, of "naturally curly hair" fame, and her inert, seemingly boneless cat Faron. The rapidly maturing Sally, who was after all just born in the previous volume, is ready to start kindergarten and not at all happy about it. Linus' life is particularly turbulent in this volume, as he is forced to wear glasses, sees the unexpected return of his favorite teacher, Miss Othmar, and coaxes Sally into the cult of the Great Pumpkin (with regrettable results). Snoopy, meanwhile, becomes a compulsive water sprinkler head stander, unhappily befriends a snowman or two, and endures a family crisis involving a little family of birds. Plus baseball blowouts (including a rare team victory), Beethoven birthdays, and plenty of dubious psychiatric help for a nickel. This book collects 730 daily and Sunday comic strips, the vast majority of which are not currently available in any in-print Peanuts collection, and many of which have never been reprinted since their initial appearance in papers over 50 years ago. With a new introduction by legendary jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall and gorgeous design by award-winning cartoonist Seth.

In The Complete Peanuts 1959-1960 : As the first decade of Peanuts closes, it seems only fitting to bid farewell to that halcyon decade with a cover starring Patty, one of the original three Peanuts. Major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. (Her advice to a forlorn Charlie Brown: "Get over it.") For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great Pumpkin (although he laments that he was a victim of "false doctrine," he's back 12 months later). Linus also gets into repeated, and visually explosive, scuffles with a blanket-stealing Snoopy, suffers the first depredations of his blanket-hating grandmother, and falls in love with his new teacher Miss Othmar. Even more importantly, several years after the last addition to the cast ("Pig-Pen"), Charlie Brown's sister Sally makes her appearance -- first as an (off-panel) brand new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a toddler and eventually a real, talking, thinking cast member. (By the end of this volume, she'll already start developing her crush on Linus.) All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: "Happiness is a warm puppy." Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once in relatively obscure and now impossible-to-find books; in other words, close to one quarter of the strips have never been seen by anyone but the most avid Peanuts completists. The introduction is by comedienne extraordinaire Whoopi Goldberg, who reveals which Peanuts character she has tattooed on her body (and where) -- as well as telling of her meeting with "Sparky" Schulz, and her fascinating theory on Snoopy's brother Spike. As always, this volume is gorgeously designed by award-winning cartoonist Seth. The Complete Peanuts continues to receive national and international media attention for its sophisticated treatment of one of the 20th Century's defining American classics. In The Complete Peanuts 1961-1962 : Launching into the 1960s, Schulz adds another new cast member. Two, in fact: The obnoxious Frieda, of "naturally curly hair" fame, and her inert, seemingly boneless cat Faron. The rapidly maturing Sally, who was after all just born in the previous volume, is ready to start kindergarten and not at all happy about it. Linus' life is particularly turbulent in this volume, as he is forced to wear glasses, sees the unexpected return of his favorite teacher, Miss Othmar, and coaxes Sally into the cult of the Great Pumpkin (with regrettable results). Snoopy, meanwhile, becomes a compulsive water sprinkler head stander, unhappily befriends a snowman or two, and endures a family crisis involving a little family of birds. Plus baseball blowouts (including a rare team victory), Beethoven birthdays, and plenty of dubious psychiatric help for a nickel. This book collects 730 daily and Sunday comic strips, the vast majority of which are not currently available in any in-print Peanuts collection, and many of which have never been reprinted since their initial appearance in papers over 50 years ago. With a new introduction by legendary jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall and gorgeous design by award-winning cartoonist Seth.

A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds’s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if WILL gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.

A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds’s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if WILL gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.