Ten

Description

Review "In the esteemed tradition of teen horror fiction, TEN hits all the high notes: a stormy night, illicit liaisons, cut phone lines, suspicious disappearances, double-crosses, secret histories, and plenty of twists."--ALA Booklist"A breathless read."--Kirkus ReviewsPraise for POSSESS: ""A dark, unique, and intelligent novel with frightening twists around every corner that left me breathless."--Courtney Allison Moulton, author of ANGELFIRE"Agatha Christie meets Gossip Girl in McNeil's throwback to old-school thrillers."--Publishers Weekly"A quick-paced thriller full of half-facts and red herrings that take readers through the twists and turns of a deadly weekend."--School Library Journal"Don't expect to put it down once you've picked it up."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Gretchen McNeil's TEN is my new number one! I jumped at every creaking floorboard in my house and on the page. This is sure to be a teen thriller classic!"--Nancy Holder, Bram Stoker Award winning author of THE SCREAMING SEASON"TEN is a real page turner! Gretchen McNeil knows how to plot a thriller: Her setup is flawless and the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat."--Christopher Pike, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the THIRST series and REMEMBER MEPraise for POSSESS: "With demons, secrets, and a butt-kicking heroine, POSSESS is a whole lotta dark and twisted fun!"--Kimberly Derting, author of the Body Finder seriesPraise for POSSESS: "McNeil strikes a fine balance between outright scares and sarcastic humor...[a] light, entertaining read."--ALA Booklist From the Back Cover It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives--three days on Henry Island at an exclusive house party. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their own reasons for wanting to be there, which involve their school's most eligible bachelor, T.J. Fletcher, and look forward to three glorious days of boys, bonding, and fun-filled luxury.But what they expect is definitely not what they get. Suddenly, people are dying, and with a storm raging outside, the teens are cut off from the rest of the world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn't scheduled to return for days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on one another, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she ever imagined? About the Author Gretchen McNeil is the author of several young adult horror/suspense novels for Balzer + Bray, including Possess, 3:59, Relic, Get Even, Get Dirty, and the award-winning Ten. In 2016, Gretchen published her first YA comedy, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and her next novel will be the horror-comedy #MurderTrending for Disney/Freeform. The film adaptation of Ten starring China Anne McClain (Descendants 2, Black Lightning) and Rome Flynn (The Bold and the Beautiful) premiered on Lifetime on September 16, 2017. Visit Gretchen online at www.gretchenmcneil.com.