

After years of planning, nothing, not even the promise of new love, is going to stand in his way. Dodge Mason is playing for revenge, and he knows exactly how he is going to get it.

Desperate to get out of Carp, N.Y., and determined to protect her sister Lily, Heather puts her life on the line time and again for a shot at a brighter future.

Heather Nill never planned to play, but with a broken heart and nothing to lose, once she’s in, nothing is going to keep her from walking away with the $67,000 prize. They’ll be desperate to learn who will win-and even more importantly, who will survive-Panic, a secret game that pits player against player in mental and physical challenges designed to push them to the breaking point. Everyone has something to play for.įor Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them?and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.Oliver makes a white-knuckle return to realism that will have readers up until the wee hours. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game he's sure of it. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.ĭodge has never been afraid of panic. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes a captivating, thrilling novel of fear, friendship, courage, and hope that will leave readers gasping for air.
