Prettyboy Must Die: A Novel

Kimberly Reid

Tor Publishing Group, Feb 13, 2018 - Young Adult Fiction - 240 pages

A CIA prodigy's cover is blown when he accidentally becomes an internet sensation in #Prettyboy Must Die, Kimberly Reid's fun, fast thriller inspired by the #Alexfromtarget story and perfect for fans of Alex Rider.

When Peter Smith’s classmate snaps a picture of him during a late night run at the track, Peter thinks he might be in trouble. When she posts that photo—along with the caption, “See the Pretty Boy Run,”—Peter knows he’s in trouble. But when hostiles drop through the ceiling of his 6th period Chem Class, Peter’s pretty sure his trouble just became a national emergency.

Because he’s not really Peter Smith. He’s Jake Morrow, former foster-kid turned CIA operative. After a massive screw-up on his first mission, he's on a pity assignment, a dozen hit lists and now, social media, apparently. As #Prettyboy, of all freaking things.

His cover’s blown, his school’s under siege, and if he screws up now, #Prettyboy will become #Deadboy faster than you can say, 'fifteen minutes of fame.' Trapped in a high school with rabid killers and rabid fans, he’ll need all his training and then some to save his job, his school and, oh yeah, his life.

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User Review  - tjsjohanna - LibraryThing

OK, part of why I enjoyed this book so much was the title! Jake is the perfect CIA operative - no family, no ties, genius skills with a computer and he's a teen, so totally unexpected. It's every kid ...

Contents

• Section 1: 7
• Section 2: 11
• Section 3: 29
• Section 4: 36
• Section 5: 44
• Section 6: 51
• Section 7: 57
• Section 8: 65
• Section 9: 72
• Section 10: 77
• Section 11: 83
• Section 12: 90
• Section 13: 97
• Section 14: 104
• Section 15: 109
• Section 16: 118
• Section 17: 123
• Section 18: 131
• Section 19: 138
• Section 20: 144
• Section 21: 152
• Section 22: 161
• Section 23: 173
• Section 24: 183
• Section 25: 191
• Section 26: 201
• Section 27: 208
• Section 28: 215
• Section 29: 223
• Section 30: 234
• Section 31: 241
• Section 32: 247
• Section 33: 254
• Section 34: 262
• Section 35: 271
• Section 36: 276

About the author

Kimberly Reid prepared early for life as a writer of criminals, sleuths, and international spies—even if she didn’t realize it back then. She lucked into a family who works in police departments, courtrooms, and as private investigators. She attended a high school focused on international relations and later, studied national security policy in college. Now Kimberly lives in Colorado and writes stories about all of those things. Her books include Prettyboy Must Die, Perfect Liars, and My Own Worst Frenemy and the memoir No Place Safe, which has been optioned for television by ABC Signature studios and Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Prettyboy Must Die: A Novel
• Author: Kimberly Reid
• Publisher: Tor Publishing Group, 2018
• ISBN: 0765390892, 9780765390899
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Young Adult Fiction / Computers & Digital Media; Young Adult Fiction / Humorous / General; Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense / General