Liars: Lockdown by Jack Heath

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Liars book 4. Scholastic, 2019. ISBN: 9781742993423.
(Age: 10-15). Recommended. Jarli, creator of the Truth app, is one of the students trapped in a hospital by mercenaries taking hostages. 'All the phones are jammed. The building is locked down. No help is coming. The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before. Can they do it again?' (Publisher)
This is a very intense YA novel, part of the recommended Liars series, highly engaging and up-to-date for young readers. The series of novels follows on well and is quite suitable for the youth of today.
Vincent Hermann

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