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Paperback $10.99

Jun 09, 2015 | 304 Pages | Young Adult

Hardcover $17.99

Jun 12, 2014 | 288 Pages | Young Adult

Ebook $9.99

Jun 12, 2014 | 336 Pages | Young Adult

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    About The Merciless

    “Page-to-page Stephen King-style terror…”—Booklist

    “The Merciless is chilling…think ‘Mean Girls’ meets ‘The Exorcist.'”—MTV.com

    “Pretty Little Liars fans, get a sneak peek at your new favorite book The Merciless…a nail biting thriller.”—Seventeen Magazine

    Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. No one can hear her scream.
     
    Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.
     
    Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn—but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can’t go against the other girls…unless she wants to be next.
     
    By the shockingly twisted end, readers will be faced with the most haunting question of all: Is there evil in all of us?

    About The Merciless

    “The Merciless is chilling. Think Mean Girls meets The Exorcist.”—MTV.com 

    Danielle Vega delivers blood-curdling suspense and terror on every page of this thrilling debut novel. Fans of Asylum by Madeleine Roux and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will devour this terrifying series. 

    Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. No one can hear her scream.
     
    Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.
     
    Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn—but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can’t go against the other girls…unless she wants to be next.
     
    By the shockingly twisted end, readers will be faced with the most haunting question of all: Is there evil in all of us?

    “Pretty Little Liars fans, get a sneak peek at your new favorite book The Merciless…a nail biting thriller.”—Seventeen Magazine

    About The Merciless

    “The Merciless is chilling. Think Mean Girls meets The Exorcist.”—MTV.com 

    Danielle Vega delivers blood-curdling suspense and terror on every page of this thrilling debut novel. Fans of Asylum by Madeleine Roux and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will devour this terrifying series. 

    Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. No one can hear her scream.
     
    Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.
     
    Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn—but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can’t go against the other girls…unless she wants to be next.
     
    By the shockingly twisted end, readers will be faced with the most haunting question of all: Is there evil in all of us?

    “Pretty Little Liars fans, get a sneak peek at your new favorite book The Merciless…a nail biting thriller.”—Seventeen Magazine


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    About Danielle Vega

    Danielle Vega spent her childhood hiding under the covers while her mother retold tales from the pages of Stephen King novels. Now an adult, she can count on one hand the number of times in her life she’s been afraid. Danielle… More about Danielle Vega

    About Danielle Vega

    Danielle Vega spent her childhood hiding under the covers while her mother retold tales from the pages of Stephen King novels. Now an adult, she can count on one hand the number of times in her life she’s been afraid. Danielle… More about Danielle Vega

    About Danielle Vega

    Danielle Vega spent her childhood hiding under the covers while her mother retold tales from the pages of Stephen King novels. Now an adult, she can count on one hand the number of times in her life she’s been afraid. Danielle… More about Danielle Vega

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Razorbill
    Jun 09, 2015 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781595147233

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Razorbill
    Jun 12, 2014 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781595147226

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Razorbill
    Jun 12, 2014 | 336 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101631317

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    Praise

    “Chilling—think ’Mean Girls’ meets ‘The Exorcist’…a fast-paced thrill-ride.”—MTV.com

    “Pretty Little Liars fans, get a sneak peek at your new favorite book The Merciless…a nail biting thriller.”—Seventeen Magazine

    “Sick. Wicked. Twisted. This is my kinda fun.” —Marlene King, executive producer of Pretty Little Liars
      
    “Mean Girls with an occult twist.”—Kirkus Reviews

    “This pulse-pounding, debut novel creates a wickedly creepy atmosphere where mean girls quickly turn homicidal.”—School Library Journal

    “Page-to-page Stephen King-style terror…”—Booklist

    “After finishing this gruesome and heart-racing novel, readers will be left wondering if the devil is in us all.”—VOYA

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