Two years ago Lia's father was killed by the Swarm, a flash mob of teens who converge on a victim in public to beat him to death. Everyone has given up on finding answers, the media, the police, but not Lia. She's spent every free moment trying to figure out who is behind the Swarm and when they will attack again.
When she finally cracks their code and figures out the location of the next attack, she almost gets caught, and she's definitely on the Swarm's radar. They returned her phone wiped of all the videos and photos she took that day. But she's not willing to give in to their threats and intimidation even with her severe asthma and PTSD that leaves her struggling to maintain a grip on reality. She's closer than she's ever been to discovering the truth.
But who can she trust? Her best friend Adam is a computer hacker with the skills to access information. What about Emmy Vega, a local news reporter with her eyes on a job at a national network? There's also the mysterious guy who saved her at the attack on Navy Pier. He seems dark and threatening, but he keeps showing up everywhere and seems to want to protect her. Oh yeah, he also claims to have known her dad.
Who is really pulling the strings behind the Swarm, what do they hope to accomplish, and how far will they go to achieve their goals? Will Lia be the next casualty of the Swarm?
Readers will love Kimberly Gabriel's fast-paced mystery thriller inspired by real-life flash mob violence in Chicago. While the central mystery is solved, there are definitely enough loose ends to inspire a sequel. There is a light romance, but it is very clean. Recommended for grades 7 and up due to scenes of mob violence.
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