Gunshots, machine guns, and killing ensue.
Palmer, Will, and his friends are imprisoned and must find a way to escape. Just as ex-marine Palmer Dunn enters the cantina to pick the group up, the rebels rush into town to take over. The book opens with the team still in the small town waiting to go home after completing the mission. Their job on this Christian outreach mission was to rebuild a wall of the school that was destroyed by the Volcanoes, the local gang of rebels. Will Peterson is one of five members of a team that has traveled to a fictional country with an unstable government in Central America. He is the recipient of two Edgar Awards and the author of such bestsellers as True Crime and Dont Say a Word.Gr 8 Up-This gripping novel will hold readers' attention from the opening pages until the end. Taylor Science and Technology Academy, Jefferson, LA -School Library Journal About the Author Andrew Klavan was hailed by Stephen King as the most original novelist of crime and suspense since Cornell Woolrich. Review Quotes Fast-paced with multiple threats, genuine tension and lots of machine guns.-Kirkus Reviews Klavan turns up the heat for YA fiction.-Publishers Weekly This book will appeal to anyone who is looking for a fast-paced adventure story in which teens must do some fast thinking to survive.-Elizabeth Kahn, Patrick F. Their one dream is to reach freedom and safety and home.
Their one hope of escape lies with a veteran warrior who has lost his faith and may betray them at any moment. and a jungle rife with danger stand between them and the border. Will and his friends have got to get out fast. Now, guns and terror are everywhere-and Americans are being targeted as the first to die. But in one sudden moment, everything went horribly wrong. In a poor, secluded mountain village, they won the hearts of the local people with their energy and kindness. High schooler Will Peterson and three friends journeyed to Central America to help rebuild a school. Book Synopsis They came on a mission of mercy, but now theyre in a fight for their lives.
About the Book They came on a mission of mercy, but now theyre in a fight for their lives.
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