The Terrorist

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A terrorist attack in London sends a teenage girl on a dangerous hunt for revenge in this gripping suspense novel from the author of The Voice on the Radio.

Laura and Billy Williams are two ordinary American expat kids living with their parents in England. Then, in an instant, everything changes when Billy is handed a mysterious package in a London Underground station ...

Billys tragic death leaves a hole in Lauras heart, one that soon becomes filled with anger and a burning obsession to find the terrorist responsible for taking her brothers life. Her search for the truth takes her into dangerous territory, forcing Laura to question everyone she knows and everything she believes.

The bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton ratchets up the tension in this thriller about a girl who will stop at nothing to separate the truth from the lies.

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Praise for Caroline B. Cooney
[A] thriller master. Publishers Weekly

No one writes suspense like Cooney. Haunting, harrowing ... hard to put down. Kirkus Reviews

Cooney has hit it out of the ballpark yet again. A must read. VOYA on No Such Person

Full of twists and turns ... Has all the elements that keep young mystery lovers coming back for more. School Library Journal on No Such Person

Author Bio

Caroline B. Cooney (b. 1947) is the author of nearly a hundred books, including the famed young adult thriller The Face on the Milk Carton, an international bestseller. Cooneys books have been translated into several languages, and have received multiple honors and awards, including an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults award and a nomination for the Edgar Award. She is best known for her popular teen horror thrillers and romance novels. Her fast-paced, plot-driven work often explores themes of good and evil, love and hatred, right and wrong, and moral ambiguity. Born in Geneva, New York, Cooney grew up in Connecticut, and often sets her novels in dramatic New England landscapes. She has three children and four grandchildren and currently lives in South Carolina.