There is way more sexual content and especially more language than what is mentioned in the review. Ages 12 up.This book is not for young teens. Scholte has created an intrigue-heavy adventure in a world filled with characters whom readers will want to revisit.

Despite science fiction trappings advanced technology such as genetic engineering and chips that record memories this novel feels just like an epic fantasy. While dodging murder and manipulation at every turn, the law-breaking Keralie and the scrupulously honest Varin find an unexpected emotional connection. When the two attempt to take their information to the palace, they discover that events are even more complicated than they originally believed, and the assassin may be closer than they realized. Now on the run from her employer, her only ally is Varin, her former target. Seventeen-year-old Keralie is a master 'dipper,' able to effortlessly steal just about anything, but her latest assignment takes a deadly turn when she's left in possession of evidence linked to the gruesome assassinations of the queens. In this fast-paced debut by Australian author Scholte, a thief and a messenger engage in a race against time to unravel a conspiracy aimed at murdering the four queens who rule their nation, Quadara. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation’s four dead queens.Īn enthralling fast-paced mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent. When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. With no other choices and on the run from Keralie’s former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process. When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie both find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara’s queens dead.

He runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara’s most enlightened region, Eonia. Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but she’s, in fact, one of Quadara’s most skilled thieves and a liar.

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