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It's Only a Game

By Kelsea Yu
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In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her friends are framed for murder. When Marina Chan ran from her old life, she brought nothing with her—not even her real name. Now she lives in fear of her... Read More
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In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her friends are framed for murder.

In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her friends are framed for murder.

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In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her friends are framed for murder.

When Marina Chan ran from her old life, she brought nothing with her—not even her real name. Now she lives in fear of her past being discovered. But when her online gaming team is offered a tour of their favourite game company, Marina can’t resist accepting, even though she knows it might put her fake identity at risk.

Then the creator of the game is murdered during their tour. The killer plans to frame Marina and her friends for the murder unless they win four rounds of a dangerous game. A game that requires them to lie, trespass, and steal. A game that could destroy everything Marina’s worked so hard to build… A game that she might not survive.

This pulse-pounding YA thriller is perfect for fans of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and Slay.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781547613359

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 July 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury YA

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 463g

Pages: 352

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Kelsea Yu Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Kelsea Yu is a Taiwanese Chinese American writer who is eternally enthusiastic about sharks and appreciates a good ghost story. Kelsea’s novella, Bound Feet, was a 2022 Shirley Jackson Award nominee. Over a dozen of her short stories and essays appear in magazines such as Clarkesworld, Nightmare, Fantasy, and PseudoPod, and in various anthologies. Kelsea lives with her husband, children, and a pile of art supplies in the Pacific Northwest.
kelseayu.com
@anovelescape

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