The Devil You Know

by Trish Doller

Overview

From critically-acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a powerful new psychological page-turner perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and Sara Zarr.

Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants adventure. Living in a tiny Florida town with her dad and four-year-old brother, Cadie spends most of her time working, going to school, and taking care of her family. So when she meets two handsome cousins at a campfire party, she finally has a chance for fun. They invite her and friend to join them on a road trip, and it's just the risk she's been craving-the opportunity to escape. But what starts out as a fun, sexy journey quickly becomes dangerous when she discovers that one of them is not at all who he claims to be. One of them has deadly intentions.

A road trip fling turns terrifying in this contemporary story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619634176
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	06/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Trish Doller is the author of Something Like Normal and Where the Stars Still Shine. She's a former newspaper reporter and radio personality who now works as a bookseller at the Ft Myers B&N. She lives in Fort Myers, Florida, with her two mostly grown children, two dogs, and a pirate. (For real.)

www.trishdoller.com
@TrishDoller

Editorial Reviews

"A sexy and suspenseful read that kept me thinking of the characters long after I finished the book." —Katie McGarry, author of the Pushing the Limits series and NOWHERE BUT HERE

"As the stakes increase and the opportunities for escape deep in the Everglades narrow, the Hitchcockian conclusion is swift and satisfying." —Booklist

"Trish Doller writes strong, gutsy characters that you can’t help caring for and Callie is no exception. Her journey is heartbreaking and powerful." —Melina Marchetta, Printz Award winner of JELLICOE ROAD, on WHERE THE STARS STILL SHINE

"Give to fans of Lauren Myracle’s Shine or Sara Zarr’s How to Save a Life who are looking for a little more edge to the story." —VOYA on WHERE THE STARS STILL SHINE

"Realistically portrayed, beautifully written, and never feels contrived." —Booklist on WHERE THE STARS STILL SHINE

"Compelling. . . . Doller does a great job at showing how Callie has a foot in both of her worlds and her intense and volatile emotions." —Library Media Connection on WHERE THE STARS STILL SHINE

"Amazing. You will smile and sob and when you finish, you will walk away a better you. READ THIS BOOK NOW." —New York Times bestselling author Lauren Myracle on SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL

"Doller debuts with a timely novel that carves new ground out of the saturated teen romance and post-war trauma genres." —Publishers Weekly on SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL

From the Publisher

04/01/2015
Gr 10 Up—Cadie, 18, lives in a tiny Floridian town with her widowed dad and kid brother. She's spent the last couple years pining for an adventure to take her away from her boring home. When two cute cousins, Matt and Noah, show up at a campfire party, Cadie is so strongly attracted to Noah that it thrills and scares her. The next day, the guys invite her and her old friend to join them on their road trip. Even though they're not much more than strangers, Cadie just can't say no. What the teen thought was going to be a sexy and temporary getaway slowly turns out to be a dangerous, terrifying, and deadly experience. Doller gives readers a smart, strong, yet wounded lead in Cadie. Although her decisions put her in an incredible dangerous situation, her choices don't seem anything but natural. The spark between Noah and Cadie is delicious, and the slow build of darkness throughout the story is the kind of terrifying that teens will enjoy. Fans of Stolen by Lucy Christopher (Scholastic, 2010) should be sure to put Devil on their to-read list. VERDICT This dark thriller features a strong female lead and a heap of sexy; a must-buy for readers looking for a healthy dose of drama.—Emily Moore, Camden County Library System, NJ

School Library Journal

2015-03-03
Arcadia joins a weekend road trip with two handsome cousins she's just met. But one or both may be hiding a troubling secret.Following her mother's death, Arcadia has become the surrogate parent to her younger brother, and she's ready for a well-deserved break. On the way to a party in a campground she spies hot stranger Matt in the parking lot, and she spontaneously invites him along. Soon Matt's kissing her friend Lindsey, a situation Arcadia accepts when she finds herself swept into an intense sexual attraction with Matt's cousin Noah. His handsome but scarred face suggests a troubled youth, and he admits to past violent incidents. However, Noah also thoughtfully listens to Arcadia in a way that no one has in a long time, making his invitation that she and Lindsey join the cousins' road trip irresistible. Even when Lindsey backs out via text message, Arcadia still grabs a backpack and heads out for adventure but forgets her phone charger (cue the horror-movie music). Arcadia is quickly surrounded by obvious warning signs that the cousin(s) cannot be trusted—from a psychic's warning to the discovery of Lindsey's body back at home—and yet she heads further into the wilderness with them. A deadly confrontation feels inevitable. It may be occasionally implausible, but the great pacing makes this a suspenseful romantic thriller. (Thriller. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews