By C. L. Taylor (author)
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In a Nutshell: Edge-of-your-seat institutional indoctrination thriller
Suspense, suspicion and sinister secrets abound in this accomplished YA debut from the bestselling author of four adult thrillers.
Sixteen-year-old Drew’s troublesome brother, Mason, has been sent to a specialist residential reform academy after yet another expulsion from school. Drew isn’t bothered by this until a woman claiming to be Mason’s former academy psychologist gives her a cry-for-help-note from her brother.
“We’re not being reformed, we're being brainwashed,” it explains. Then the anxious psychologist makes a disconcerting disclosure - “I would have got him out if I could. I would have got them all out” – before she’s run over. Convinced this hit and run was no accident, and terrified for her brother’s well being, Drew digs deep into the dark secrets of the academy.
When she’s admitted there herself, she discovers that the supposed treatment is, in fact, a process by which teenagers are controlled and brainwashed into zombie-like shadows of themselves.
Drew’s effort to save her brother and uncover the truth is packed with audacious plot twists, and fuelled by a rip-roaring race against time, and this entertaining thriller comes recommended for fans of Cat Clarke, and Cecelia Ahern’s Flawed. ~ Joanne Owen
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Drew’s effort to save her brother and uncover the truth is packed with audacious plot twists, and fuelled by a rip-roaring race against time, and this entertaining thriller comes recommended for fans of Cat Clarke, and Cecelia Ahern’s Flawed.
Haunting and heart-stoppingly creepy, The Lie is a gripping roller coaster of suspense. Sunday Express
`5/5 stars - Spine-chilling!' Woman Magazine
`An excellent psychological thriller' Heat Magazine
C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and son. She started writing fiction in 2005 and her short stories have won several awards and have been published by a variety of literary and women's magazines. C.L. Taylor was voted as one of the Bestselling Adult Fiction Debut Authors of 2014 in The Bookseller.
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Suspense, suspicion and sinister secrets abound in this accomplished YA debut from the bestselling author of four adult thrillers. Sixteen-year-old Drew’s troublesome brother, Mason, has been sent to a specialist residential reform academy after yet another expulsion from school.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Treatment and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
The Treatment features in the following genres: Thrillers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Crime & Mystery, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for Young Adults
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The Treatment was written by C. L. Taylor and published by HQ Young Adult an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Treatment has 299 pages
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