Fake ID

Name: Fake ID
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Lamar Giles
ISBN: 9780062299178

Author: Lamar Giles

Narrator: William Harper

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers

Published: 01/21/2014

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Lamar Giles takes readers on a wild and dark ride in this contemporary Witness Protection thriller, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Harlan Coben, and John Grisham.Nick Pearson is hiding in plain sight. In fact, his name isn't really Nick Pearson. He shouldn't tell you his real name, his real hometown, or why his family just moved to Stepton, Virginia. And he definitely shouldn't tell you about his friend Eli Cruz and the major conspiracy Eli was uncovering when he died. About how Nick had to choose between solving Eli's murder with his hot sister, Reya, and ""staying low-key"" like the Program said to do.But he's going to tell you—unless he gets caught first. . . .

About Lamar Giles

Lamar Giles writes for teens and adults. He is the author of the Edgar Award finalists Fake ID and Endangered as well as the critically acclaimed Overturned, Spin, and The Last Last-Day-of-Summer. He is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books and resides in Virginia. Visit him online at lamargiles.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claude's

CW:(view spoiler)[staged suicide which is quite a bloody scene as the wrists are cut, loss of loved one, mob related murders, possessive and aggressive boyfriend (hide spoiler)] 3.5 Stars Well that was a good YA murder mystery. The main character was a bit of a smart-arse which made for a few entertaining moments. There are enough......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

See more reviews at YA Midnight Reads 3.5 stars Thank you HarperTeen for sending me this copy. No compensation was given or taken to alter this review. Three star and three point five star books make me cringe because it’s basically screaming: MONOTONOUS REVIEW AHEAD. STAY AWAY FROM ‘MEH’-NESS. But fa......more

Goodreads review by Aj

Lamar Giles is a cofounder of We Need Diverse Books, which is one of the best things that ever happened to children’s literature, so I was excited when I got the opportunity to read his debut young adult novel. The narrator, Nick Pearson, hasn’t had the easiest life. His father got the family in so m......more

Goodreads review by claud.

Liars, Inc. meets The Outliers meets Dark Places. Overall, an okay thriller. Full of red herrings and gave me whiplash when the killer was revealed. The characters felt like cardboard at times, some of the story's elements were also kind of cheesy, and I was uncomfortable......more