Author: Jennifer Lynne Barnes
Publisher: Quercus
School: International Grammar School
Reviewer: Shreya Gunaratnam
Series: The Naturals
Genre: Mystery and suspense stories
Category: Mystery
Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified programme that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. What Cassie doesn't realise is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved murders - especially when she's…
Cassie is trying to survive high school and waitressing. She is surprised to find an FBI business card in her pocket. Due to her uncanny ability to read humans, she is recruited to join a secret FBI team made up of other gifted teens. With a serial killer on the loose the job stops being impressive and starts being personal. Every clue drags Cassie closer to the question that’s haunted her since her mother’s murder.
This book was immediately engaging. I would have loved even more tension between Cassie and the killer, but it was an amazing read.