Scholte has created an intrigue-heavy adventure in a world filled with characters whom readers will want to revisit. But in The Dead Queens Club, a new YA novel by Hannah Capin that reimagines the six wives as a modern-day teenage girl gang, their fates go like this: dumped (Catalina Lina Trastámara. Despite science fiction trappings-advanced technology such as genetic engineering and chips that record memories-this novel feels just like an epic fantasy. While dodging murder and manipulation at every turn, the law-breaking Keralie and the scrupulously honest Varin find an unexpected emotional connection. When the two attempt to take their information to the palace, they discover that events are even more complicated than they originally believed, and the assassin may be closer than they realized. Now on the run from her employer, her only ally is Varin, her former target. Four Dead Queens By: Astrid Scholte Narrated by: Amy Shiels, Elizabeth Knowelden Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins 4.3 (322 ratings) Try for 0.
A thrilling, genre-blending book perfect for fans of both fantasy and murder mysteries. Seventeen-year-old Keralie is a master “dipper,” able to effortlessly steal just about anything, but her latest assignment takes a deadly turn when she’s left in possession of evidence linked to the gruesome assassinations of the queens. 'Four Dead Queens is a darkly delicious tale that keeps you in constant suspense. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation's four dead queens.Īn enthralling fast-paced murder mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent.In this fast-paced debut by Australian author Scholte, a thief and a messenger engage in a race against time to unravel a conspiracy aimed at murdering the four queens who rule their nation, Quadara. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before.
It was poverty that forced Jennifer Gaston and her five young children into overcrowded, squalid. With no other choices and on the run from Keralie's former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. 4 Dead in Queens: A Story of Poverty, Crowding and Fire. When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara's queens dead. Varin runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara's most enlightened region, Eonia. Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but in fact, she's one of Quadara's most skilled thieves and a liar.
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