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City of the Lost

A Rockton Thriller (City of the Lost 1)

Part of City of the Lost

Author Kelley Armstrong

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$15.50 US

RH Canadian Publishing | Vintage Canada

5.19"W x 7.99"H x 0.95"D (13.2 x 20.3 x 2.4 cm) | 12 oz (340 g) | 24 per carton

On sale Jan 10, 2017 | 480 Pages | 9780345815620

Sales rights: Canada and Open Mkt

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ROCKTON #1

There is a secret little town in the far north where the hunted go to hide . . . and where the hunter has now come to play.

Casey Duncan, a talented young detective, once killed a man and got away with it. But that’s not why she needs to disappear. She’s been hiding her best friend, Diana, from an abusive ex, and now he has found her again. Diana believes the only way she’ll be safe is in a mythical town she’s heard about where people can shed their old lives. Turns out the town really exists—it’s called Rockton—and the town council will accept Diana, but only if Casey comes too.

Recently the town has been rocked by a series of brutal murders. Have the victims’ past lives caught up to them, or is Rockton turning on itself? With crime threatening the town’s survival, the sheriff needs the outside help Casey can offer. As for Casey, coming to the far North starts out as a sacrifice she’s willing to make for her best friend. But she may need Rockton as much as the town needs her.

SHORTLIST | 2017
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel

“Best known for her books set in the supernatural Otherworld universe (Otherworld Secrets, etc.), bestseller Armstrong introduces homicide detective Casey Duncan, who’s haunted by a violent crime she once committed, in this excellent first in a new thriller series. . . . A highly unusual set-up sets the stage for a distinctive cast of characters and a page-turning plot.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The eerie descriptions of setting and chilling character backgrounds give the tale an almost supernatural edge. Armstrong veers off the rails in her introduction of this creepy place but is firmly back on track by the end.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[A] good thriller to read by the fire on a weekend evening. The ending will be a surprise to most readers.” —The Millstone

"Armstrong has always been adept at keeping us guessing, as she also does here, about the identity of the serial killer who is picking off Rocktonians in an inventively gruesome way. It's Rockton itself, though, that keeps us turning the pages. Armstrong has fun playing with genre tropes in City of the Lost, and she doesn't limit herself to the paranormal or to crime." —The Sydney Morning Herald

KELLEY ARMSTRONG is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of three trilogies for teens: the Darkest Powers; Darkness Rising; and Age of Legends, as well as several thriller and fantasy series for adults and four YA thrillers (The Masked Truth, A Deadly Inheritance, Missing and Aftermath). She is also the author of the Royal Guide to Monster Slaying series and the co-author (with Melissa Marr) of the Blackwell Pages series, a middle-grade fantasy series based on Norse gods. The Masked Truth received a starred review from PW ("overflowing with twists"), while Missing received a starred review from VOYA ("a compelling thriller that keeps the reader hooked until the end"). View titles by Kelley Armstrong

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