The Doubt Factory

Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie--at least according to the mysterious young man who's been stalking her. But could her dad really be a bad guy at the helm of an organization that covers up the deadly wrongdoings of some of the country's most rich and powerful? Alix has to make an impossible choice between her father and the young man she's not only falling for, but who's asking her to blow the whistle on the man who raised her. Could someone you have loved and have known for your whole life actually have the heart of a killer?

“[A] provocative thriller.... Fans of Cory Doctorow's work should love this book. - Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA suspenseful, page-turning yarn.... Bound to provoke thought. - Kirkus ReviewsA searing indictment... Bacigalupi, unafraid to name names, makes readers question the morality of everyday decisions... and recommends that all of us be cynics when it comes to megaconglomerates....Multi-award-winning Bacigalupi is becoming an indispensable voice in YA. - BooklistFrom the opening pages, this is an action-packed thriller with the FBI, secret service, thousands of rats, a kidnapping, and a little romance.... Bacigalupi scores again. - Library Media Connection, starred reviewAn exciting read... Bacigalupi has done an impressive job of placing the reader in the front seat. - VOYAThis is a gripping, unsettling read that will no doubt prompt further discussion long after the climactic, cinematic finale. - The Horn Book”

[A] provocative thriller.... Fans of Cory Doctorow's work should love this book. - Publishers Weekly, starred review

A suspenseful, page-turning yarn.... Bound to provoke thought. - Kirkus Reviews

A searing indictment... Bacigalupi, unafraid to name names, makes readers question the morality of everyday decisions... and recommends that all of us be cynics when it comes to megaconglomerates....Multi-award-winning Bacigalupi is becoming an indispensable voice in YA. - Booklist

From the opening pages, this is an action-packed thriller with the FBI, secret service, thousands of rats, a kidnapping, and a little romance.... Bacigalupi scores again. - Library Media Connection, starred review

An exciting read... Bacigalupi has done an impressive job of placing the reader in the front seat. - VOYA

This is a gripping, unsettling read that will no doubt prompt further discussion long after the climactic, cinematic finale. - The Horn Book

Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl was one of the most celebrated SF debuts of all time, winning both the Hugo and Nebula awards. Following a number of award-winning novels for younger readers, The Water Knife marks his return to adult fiction. He is a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist, and lives in Colorado with his wife and son.

'A plot so expertly turned that you'll be nailed to your seat' Cory Doctorow A 2015 Edgar Award Nominee A 2015 Locus Award Nominee 'All of her people were like that. Just a bunch of pretty fish in love with themselves and how beautiful they were, in love with their little aquarium castles. All of them thinking they ran the world. None of them realizing that only a thin pane of glass separated them from disaster. And here he was standing outside, holding a hammer.' Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie. At least according to the mysterious young man she keeps seeing everywhere. But then the man tells her that the person behind the lies is her own father. And the crimes he is supposedly guilty of are more than Alix can bear to hear. If she wants to uncover the truth, Alix must make an impossible choice. Could someone you have loved and known your whole life actually have the heart of a killer?

Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie--at least according to the mysterious young man who's been stalking her. But could her dad really be a bad guy at the helm of an organization that covers up the deadly wrongdoings of some of the country's most rich and powerful? Alix has to make an impossible choice between her father and the young man she's not only falling for, but who's asking her to blow the whistle on the man who raised her. Could someone you have loved and have known for your whole life actually have the heart of a killer?

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