The Bad Ones
Published on 22. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-241-66203-8 (ISBN)
Description
*NEW FROM MELISSA ALBERT - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HAZEL WOOD*
House of Hollow meets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, THE BAD ONES is a page-turning supernatural thriller about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history - and one girl searching for the truth.
'A gripping story of friendship and the supernatural . . . Albert's talent for YA fiction is magical and undeniable. I was sucked right into The Bad Ones from the start, and on the edge of my seat until the end.' Independent
A GAME GONE WRONG. A MISSING FRIEND. A TOWN OF BURIED SECRETS . . .
Goddess, Goddess, count to five. In the morning, who's alive?
In a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town . . .
Nora's best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. Determined to find her, Nora discovers a string of coded messages Becca has left. These clues point to another missing girl thirty years prior and a sinister urban legend: a goddess figure, who played an eerie role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games . . .
As Nora unravels the mystery, it's soon clear there are dark forces at work in her town - and they'll stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried deep.
'A masterful horror-thriller' Laura Steven
'The kind of horror that doesn't just make you check under your bed - it makes you check your own reflection in the mirror . . . ' Ava Reid
'Addictively terrifying' Courtney Summers, author of Sadie
Praise for Melissa Albert:
'I couldn't put it down' Karen M. McManus
'Taut, haunting, and potent as a witches brew' Krystal Sutherland
'Every line reads like an incantation' V.E. Schwab
House of Hollow meets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, THE BAD ONES is a page-turning supernatural thriller about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history - and one girl searching for the truth.
'A gripping story of friendship and the supernatural . . . Albert's talent for YA fiction is magical and undeniable. I was sucked right into The Bad Ones from the start, and on the edge of my seat until the end.' Independent
A GAME GONE WRONG. A MISSING FRIEND. A TOWN OF BURIED SECRETS . . .
Goddess, Goddess, count to five. In the morning, who's alive?
In a single winter's night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town . . .
Nora's best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. Determined to find her, Nora discovers a string of coded messages Becca has left. These clues point to another missing girl thirty years prior and a sinister urban legend: a goddess figure, who played an eerie role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games . . .
As Nora unravels the mystery, it's soon clear there are dark forces at work in her town - and they'll stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried deep.
'A masterful horror-thriller' Laura Steven
'The kind of horror that doesn't just make you check under your bed - it makes you check your own reflection in the mirror . . . ' Ava Reid
'Addictively terrifying' Courtney Summers, author of Sadie
Praise for Melissa Albert:
'I couldn't put it down' Karen M. McManus
'Taut, haunting, and potent as a witches brew' Krystal Sutherland
'Every line reads like an incantation' V.E. Schwab
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR MELISSA ALBERT: -- -- I couldn't put it down -- Karen M. McManus Every line reads like an incantation -- V.E. Schwab Electrifyingly brilliant -- Katherine Webber Taut, haunting, and potent as a witch's brew -- Krystal Sutherland Melissa Albert brings her dark, witchy, poetic energy to The Bad Ones . . . This pleasingly knotty mystery unfurls slowly and elegantly. A delicious read. * Irish Times * A gripping story of friendship and the supernatural . . . Albert's talent for YA fiction is magical and undeniable. I was sucked right into The Bad Ones from the start, and on the edge of my seat until the end. * Independent *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-66203-8 (9780241662038)
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Melissa Albert is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of the Hazel Wood series (The Hazel Wood, The Night Country, Tales from the Hinterland) and a former bookseller and YA lit blogger. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages and included in the New York Times list of Notable Children's Books. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.