A Crooked Mark
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A Crooked Mark
Narrated by:
Shawn K. Jain
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Narrated by:
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Shawn K. Jain
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By:
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Linda Kao
About this listen
A dark and sinister debut YA novel about a teen boy who must hunt down those marked by the devil - including the girl he has fallen for.
Perfect for fans of Neal Shusterman and Kendare Blake.
Rae Winter should be dead.
Some say that walking away from the car crash that killed her dad is a miracle, but seventeen-year-old Matthew Watts knows that the forces of Good aren’t the only ones at work. The devil, Lucifer himself, can mark a soul about to pass on, sending it back to the land of the living to carry out his evil will.
Matt has grown up skipping from town to town alongside his father hunting anyone who has this mark. They have one purpose: Find these people, and exterminate them.
After helping his father for years, Matt takes on his own mission: Rae Winter, miracle survivor. But when Matt starts to fall for Rae, to make friends for the first time in his life, he’s not sure who or what to believe anymore. How can someone like Rae, someone who is thoughtful and smart and kind, be an agent of the devil? With the lines of reality and fantasy, myth and paranoia blurred, Matt confronts an awful truth....
What if the devil’s mark doesn’t exist?
Critic Reviews
★ "Kao deftly blends chilling, slow-burn psychological horror with supernatural elements and moving relationships in this intense debut." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This thoughtful debut offers both supernatural thrills and careful character development." —Kirkus Reviews
"Matt’s voice is raw and chaotic, revealing his self-doubt, frustration, wide-eyed innocence (he’s never been in school before much less had friends), and confusion with an authentic messiness." —BCCB
"Thoughtfully drawn and interesting." —Booklist
"This thoughtful debut offers both supernatural thrills and careful character development." —Kirkus Reviews
"Matt’s voice is raw and chaotic, revealing his self-doubt, frustration, wide-eyed innocence (he’s never been in school before much less had friends), and confusion with an authentic messiness." —BCCB
"Thoughtfully drawn and interesting." —Booklist
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