But in the city of sin, some sinners will do anything to keep their secrets, and Nikki soon finds herself playing for the biggest gamble ever - her life. And he's desperately obsessed with finding out who framed him - and why.Īs her dad digs into the seedy underbelly of Vegas, the past threatens everything and Nikki is drawn into his deadly hunt for the truth. Because the dad who comes home is not the dad she remembers. The new evidence seems to come out of nowhere and Nikki's life becomes a mess when he's released from prison. Then her dad's murder conviction is overturned. She's been working on Operation Escape Vegas: playing in illegal card games so she can save up enough money to get out come graduation day. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. (Sept.A Teen Card Shark discovers hidden truths hidden behind the glamor of Las Vegas. Agent: Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary. The one secret she cares about keepingher identityis about to be exposed. Told through the teens’ alternating perspectives, Giles’s ( Spin) harrowing dystopian novel combines an exploration of capitalistic greed and systemic racism and oppression with gripping psychological horror, resulting in a read that is guaranteed to terrify. Endangered is a thrilling page-turner perfect for fans of Barry Lyga’s I Hunt Killers, from acclaimed author Lamar Giles, author of the Edgar Awardnominated Fake ID. As Jay and his crew uncover haunting truths about their seemingly utopian getaway, they must contend with the knowledge of how precarious their lives really are, and work together to survive the deadly whims of the board of trustees who run the resort. But when Connie and her family disappear overnight, it’s just the beginning of a series of ominous incidents.

suffers national meat shortages, raging West Coast fires, East Coast flooding, and natural disasters battering Middle America. Jay is grateful for his spot within Karloff Country’s wealthy community as the U.S.

He spends his days attending classes at the prestigious Karloff Academy, working shifts at mega-popular theme park Enchantria, and hanging with his crew, which includes Connie, an elite restaurant chef’s Black daughter Zeke, Black son of a resort engineer and biracial (Black and white) Seychelle, sole heir to the vast Karloff fortune. High school junior Jermaine “Jay” Butler lives year-round at walled, world-famous Karloff Country Resort.

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