Some Shall Break

by Ellie Marney

Overview

★ "A razor-sharp sequel" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

New York Times bestselling author Ellie Marney returns with an electrifying, chilling thriller that follows junior FBI consultants Travis Bell and Emma Lewis with a new case that may unravel everything they’ve been working for.

After a harrowing encounter with juvenile sociopath Simon Gutmunsson, junior FBI consultants Emma Lewis and Travis Bell went their separate ways: Emma rejected her Quantico offer, and Travis stayed to train within a new unit of the Behavioral Science division. But the unit’s latest case is feeling eerily familiar, and Kristin Gutmunsson—Simon's eccentric twin—reaches out to Travis to send a warning: Emma is in peril.
 
When new evidence points to a copycat of Daniel Huxton, the serial killer that she escaped, Emma returns to Quantico and is thrown back into her past traumas. Compelled to prevent more tragedy—even if it means putting herself in danger—she looks to Simon once again. But can he be trusted to help stop the killer before time runs out for his next victims?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316487719
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	06/06/2023
Series:	The None Shall Sleep Sequence , #2
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	14,742
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Ellie Marney is an author of crime thrillers. Her titles include the New York Times bestselling None Shall Sleep, The Killing Code, White Night, the Every series and the companion novel No Limits, and the Circus Hearts series. Her books are published in ten countries, and have been optioned for television. She’s spent a lifetime researching in mortuaries, talking to autopsy specialists, and asking former spies about how to make explosives from household items, and now she lives quite sedately in southeastern Australia with her family.

Editorial Reviews

A Kirkus 2023 Best YA Book of the Year

*“A razor-sharp sequel exceeding the previous installment’s high expectations.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“An edge-of-your-seat thriller and taut psychological study, Some Shall Break takes you on a terrifying journey as it dives into the heart of its hero and its villain. This is a sequel that will have you screaming for more!”—C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise

Praise for None Shall Sleep:

"A YA Silence of the Lambs that blew me away with its daring premise, gripped me with its twists and turns, and kept me up all night until its stunning conclusion. Ellie Marney brings the serial killer thriller to YA with riveting suspense and sizzling style. Don't read this book in the dark!"—C.S. Pacat, USA Today bestselling author of Fence

"The tightly plotted story moves inexorably forward with shocking twists. Vivid, chilling, and important."—Kirkus Reviews

"Marney has created a thrilling cat-and-mouse story in this taut, Silence of the Lambs-like thriller.... Marney also skillfully creates engaging and complex characters as well as a budding romance that tenderly juxtaposes the overarching plot."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

★ 2023-03-14
Three months after helping the FBI bring down the Berryville Butcher in None Shall Sleep (2020), college students Emma Lewis and Travis Bell reunite on a new case with a chilling connection to Emma’s past.

Emma was the sole survivor of serial killer Daniel Huxton, who died three years ago in 1979. Her insights from that experience proved invaluable to the FBI’s fledgling Behavioral Science department in their hunt for the Butcher. Now, the department is investigating murders in Pittsburgh that bear a resemblance to Huxton’s M.O. Despite her distrust of the bureau, Emma figures that consulting on this case in hopes of saving other girls is preferable to chafing in protective custody until the copycat is caught. Travis is now in part-time training at Quantico, and there’s another familiar face there—that of Kristin Gutmunsson, whose sociopathic twin, Simon, played a critical role in the Butcher case. Enigmatic Kristin volunteers her own insights—plus Simon’s cooperation—in hopes of reducing her brother’s death sentence to life in prison. The rich, engaging narrative jumps among the three young people, employing taut, restrained language laced with a pervasive feeling of dread as the stakes escalate. While the fast pace and morbidly fascinating subject keep the pages turning, the book’s thoughtful exploration of intense trauma, PTSD, and therapy-informed treatment centers survivors and keeps the story grounded. Emma and Kristin are White; Travis is Mexican American.

A razor-sharp sequel exceeding the previous installment’s high expectations. (author’s note) (Thriller. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews