The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die (21 page)

Thanks also to two all-around-wonderful resources: Lee Lofland, who founded The Writers Police Academy, and all the great experts in the Crime Scene Writers Yahoo Group.

Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards inadvertently sparked the idea for this book.

And without my family, none of this would be worthwhile.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

April Henry
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of many acclaimed mysteries for adults and young adults, including the YA novels
Girl, Stolen
and
The Night She Disappeared
, and the thriller
Face of Betrayal
, co-authored with Lis Wiehl. She lives in Oregon.

 

Also by April Henry

Praise for
The Night She Disappeared
:

“[A] fast-paced, gripping thriller … Gabie is an intriguing protagonist.”

—
School Library Journal

“The reader must wait with bated breath to see when and if the characters will uncover the truth as the suspense builds to a fever pitch near the end of the book.”

—
VOYA

Praise for
Girl, Stolen
:

Winner of the 2012 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

 

An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults

“Constantly interesting and suspenseful.”

—
Kirkus Reviews

“Thoroughly exciting.”

—
Booklist

“Readers will be hard-pressed to put this one down before its heart-pounding conclusion.”

—
School Library Journal

 

Text copyright © 2013 by April Henry

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Henry, April.

The girl who was supposed to die / April Henry. — First edition.

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Summary: “She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. And that she must run. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive.” —Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-0-8050-9541-8 (hardback) — ISBN 978-0-8050-9903-4 (e-book)

[1.  Amnesia—Fiction.   2.  Adventure and adventurers—Fiction.   3.  Survival—Fiction.   4.  Biological warfare—Fiction.   5.  Identity theft—Fiction.   6.  Mystery and detective stories.]   I.  Title.

PZ7.H39356Giu 2013       [Fic]—dc23      2013001698

eISBN 9780805099034

First hardcover edition 2013

eBook edition June 2013