Pretty Deadly
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
'You shot him. You totally just shot that guy back there. I think I'm gonna throw up.'
Fasten your seatbelts for a rapid-fire joyride through the streets of New York. This is the most entertaining teen thriller you'll read this year. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Lee Child.
When Gobi lands in Perry's life, she rips it apart like a bomb shell. One minute she's a frumpy, awkward exchange student . . . and the next, she's the ultimate femme fatale.
Gobi is a trained assassin, out for revenge; she must hit five targets by daybreak. But what Perry wants to know is this: is Gobi going to kill him . . . or kiss him?
Fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Kick Ass, The Hunger Games, Quentin Tarantino and Lee Child - don't miss out on this! Watch out for the sequel, Pretty Lethal, available now.
Previously published as Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick.
Joe Schreiber is the New York Times bestselling author of adult novels Death Troopers, Chasing the Dead, and Eat the Dark. His other novels for young people include, the critically acclaimed Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick, Perry's Killer Playlist, and Lenny Cyrus, School Virus. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and children.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"I'm eighteen years old. In a month I'm going to graduate, I'm waitlisted at Columbia... and this whatever this is isn't part of the plan." That's Perry Stormaire as his prom night goes from disaster, when he's forced to escort dowdy Lithuanian exchange student Gobija Zaksauskas, to something more like Kill Bill after Gobi turns out to be a stunningly effective (and also stunning) assassin. What follows is a whirlwind night of explosions, shootings, stabbings, and car chases as they traverse Manhattan and Brooklyn with Gobi picking off targets over Perry's protests. As if this situation wasn't stressful enough, adult author Schreiber opens each chapter of his YA debut with a college admissions essay question ("You've just written a 300-page autobiography. Send us page 217"), which should provide a few more palpitations. It's very well targeted at male teens, with a breakneck pace, quick repartee, hot cars and women, a well-rendered New York City backdrop, abundant action, and some food for thought about what it means to be a man. Plain and simple, it's a blast. A couple of them, actually. Ages 12 up.
