Killer Spirit
Published on 8. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-241-80236-6 (ISBN)
Description
The second instalment in the fun, page-turning high school mystery duology from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. Meet the Squad: these cheerleaders are actually spies!
Meet the Squad: pretty, popular, and extremely dangerous.
A WELL-KEPT SECRET
Saying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is the understatement of the year. . . but the squad at Bayport High aren't your average cheerleaders. They're elite undercover government operatives. And word on the street is that something's about to go down in Bayport . . .
A DANGEROUS MISSION
But if the spy business doesn't kill Toby, it's starting to look like Brooke, the team captain, might. The nominations are in for homecoming court, and rumour has it that Toby is the front-runner for queen.
A HANDSOME DISTRACTION
Tensions are high and Toby's budding feelings for the most popular and infuriatingly handsome guy in Bayport High aren't helping, either.
Terrorist threat? Mission gone wrong? Disastrous Homecoming Court?
Bring it on.
Meet the Squad: pretty, popular, and extremely dangerous.
A WELL-KEPT SECRET
Saying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is the understatement of the year. . . but the squad at Bayport High aren't your average cheerleaders. They're elite undercover government operatives. And word on the street is that something's about to go down in Bayport . . .
A DANGEROUS MISSION
But if the spy business doesn't kill Toby, it's starting to look like Brooke, the team captain, might. The nominations are in for homecoming court, and rumour has it that Toby is the front-runner for queen.
A HANDSOME DISTRACTION
Tensions are high and Toby's budding feelings for the most popular and infuriatingly handsome guy in Bayport High aren't helping, either.
Terrorist threat? Mission gone wrong? Disastrous Homecoming Court?
Bring it on.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-80236-6 (9780241802366)
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Killer Spirit
The page-turning high-school mystery-thriller from the #1 BESTSELLING author of The Inheritance Games
E-Book
01/2026
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.99
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Person
Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty acclaimed young-adult novels, including The Inheritance Games series, Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals, The Lovely and the Lost, and The Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma for many years. She invites you to her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.