Shannon Kirk Knihy

Představte si bezmocnou, šestnáctiletou, těhotnou dívku, kterou právě někdo unesl z domova a naložil do špinavého auta. Jenže: dívka je sociopatka, má IQ na hranici geniality a je to skvělá manipulátorka. Od první chvíle únosu touží po dvou věcech – ochránit své nenarozené dítě a nemilosrdně se únosci pomstít. Promyšleně a s klidnou hlavou kalkuluje a čeká na správný okamžik k útoku. Tento thriller je o tom, co se stane, když oběť je stejně bezcitná jako únosce. Příběh plný zvratů vede k zamyšlení, kdo je tu vlastně oběť a kdo agresor. Fascinující psychologický thriller mladé americké autorky vychází ve 20 zemích a získal několik ocenění, například National Indie Excellence Award (2015) nebo School Library Journal's nejlepší kniha pro dospívající mládež za rok 2015.

Set against a backdrop of current events involving high-profile figures and human trafficking, the novel explores a clandestine organization known as The Center Ring. This powerful cabal specializes in the sale of "sexual experiences," highlighting the dark underbelly of exploitation and corruption. Through its fictional narrative, the story delves into the complexities of morality, power, and the consequences of a society that turns a blind eye to such atrocities.

"Greta Vinet Seville, E-Discovery Counsel and Deputy General Counsel at the international law firm of Coarse & Cotton, finds herself on the run from her own firm after absconding with firm data to conduct her investigation, and enlists a diverse cast of friends and experts to help her comb through the mountains of data that confirms a trail of corruption that has shaped generations. Her off-the-books, rag-tag legal team includes a genius litigation technology professional, a possibly psychopathic (but effective) summer associate, an AP investigative reporter, a classical painting art restorer, Greta's philosophy professor brother, and Greta's love interest, a compliance attorney at Tenkill. Romance, action, technology law, corruption are all explored, and married with Greta's personal backstory about a renegade, vigilante aunt who's been on the run for decades and fighting her own politically-charged battles. They create a make-shift war room in a historic Salem, Massachusetts home, and their pursuit of more evidence leads them in action-packed chases around Boston...and a massive hospital--Tenkill--that is at the center of the corruption. But this investigation is like no other Greta has ever conducted, as people who have millions to lose and careers to ruin have and will kill to keep what she seeks to uncover secret. A surrealist thriller for fans of early John Grisham, with an all-female-led cast, and a secret at the end that will shake you to your core."-- Provided by publisher

Imaginad a una chica de dieciseis años, embarazada y vulnerable, a quien acaban de arrancar de la tranquilidad de su hogar para arrojarla dentro de una furgoneta destartalada. Raptada. Sola Aterrorizada. Ahora, olvidaos de ella. Imaginad en cambio a una prodigiosa manipuladora de dieciseis años que, desde los primeros instantes de su secuestro, se centra, con tanta serenidad como determinacion, en dos cosas: salvar al niño que lleva en su seno y vengarse