Description
It's all fun and games until someone ends up dead.
Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set.
Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show's trickiest escape rooms. There's Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz; Beck, the wannabe game master, and . . . Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister's murder. Or so everyone believes.
But Sierra's not just here to win. She's here for justice.
When the contestants begin uncovering clues that hint at the identity of Alicia's true killer, it becomes clear that the stakes aren't high in this competition, they're deadly. If these teens want to win-and survive-the game, they must solve the biggest mystery of all- who killed Alicia Angelos?
Review
Set in an escape room themed game show, this book grabs you from the start. Five teams are chosen with four members in each, with the winning team to collect one million dollars.
The book is based around for four players in Team Helsing - Adi, a wealthy code breaker who hopes to impress his famous father even though he doesn’t know that Adi exists; Carter, who dreams of being as fearless as her persona in her famous podcast where her avatar is the incredible maths whiz, Kick it Carter; Beck, who is seeking redemption for his family after his grandfather lost their vast wealth; and finally Sierra, who is the first contestant to return to the show from a previous season. Sierra’s sister was the much-loved Alicia who was found dead on the set last season, and most people believe that the cold Sierra is the murderer. But Sierra is determined to discover the truth...
The stage is set, let the show begin! Master code cracking is required to get out of the escape rooms quicker than rival teams to avoid elimination. Our team are determined to win, but then they receive anonymous clues as to the identity of the real killer and they are soon invested in discovering the truth. Then the game master is found dead, and things really heat up. Will the show even continue? And can our stars discover who is behind these murders?
This is a terrific murder mystery where readers need to follow the clues, beautifully written and with different and in-depth characters who work together to achieve their goal. Full of twists, code breaking and a terrific plot, this book will be loved by readers aged 13 and up.
