Ruthless
By (Author) Carolyn Lee Adams
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
12th August 2025
Reissue
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
FIC
Paperback
256
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 14mm
A spine-tingling debut thriller about the ultimate game of cat and mouse as a teen struggles to hold onto hope, and her sanity, while attempting to escape a cunning and determined killernow with a brand-new look!
Ruth Carver has always competed like her life depends on it. Ambitious. Tough. Maybe even mean. Its no wonder people call her Ruthless. When she wakes up with a concussion in the bed of a moving pickup truck, she realizes she has been entered into a contest she cant afford to lose.
At a remote, rotting cabin deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ruths blindfold comes off and she comes face-to-face with her captor. A man who believes his mission is to punish bad girls like Ruth. A man who has done this six times before. The other girls were never heard from again, but Ruth wont go down easy. She escapes into the wilderness, but her hunter is close at her heels. Thats when the real battle begins, and Ruth must decide just how far shell go to survive.
Carolyn Lee Adams is originally from the Seattle area, which is known for serial killers and those who write about them. She attended USC film school and graduated with a BFA in screenwriting. Ruthless is her debut novel. When she isnt exploring the dark side of human nature in her writing, youll find her on stage as a stand-up comedian. Because those things go together.