Liars: Lockdown by Jack Heath
Liars book 4. Scholastic, 2019. ISBN: 9781742993423.
(Age: 10-15). Recommended. Jarli, creator of the Truth app, is one
of the students trapped in a hospital by mercenaries taking
hostages. 'All the phones are jammed. The building is locked down.
No help is coming. The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and
deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before.
Can they do it again?' (Publisher)
This is a very intense YA novel, part of the recommended Liars
series, highly engaging and up-to-date for young readers. The series
of novels follows on well and is quite suitable for the youth of
today.
Vincent Hermann