Conspiracy 365 April - Gabrielle Lord

Conspiracy 365 April
Gabrielle Lord
Scholastic
ISBN 9780340996478

ISBN 9781935279532

ASIN B00ZPT4LT2

I read the first two volumes in this series back in 2011, I had planned on reading them one a month as they were released. But that did not happen. My son just started reading them in his late teens so I decided to pick them back up and finish the series. IO read March last month and this month ripped through April.

When I read the first 2 it was a new series from Scholastic, Conspiracy 365, is another unique approach to books that will draw readers in and keep them addicted. Much like the 39 Clues or Skeleton Creek books, it approaches storytelling in a new and different way that with draw an addicted following of readers. The story is about the life of Callum (Cal) Ormond. Almost like a year-long version of the TV series 24. The story will be told over 12 books, one released each month. And we now know the story continued with a shorter follow up series.

The description of this volume states:

“On New Year's Eve Cal is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning...

"They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days!"

Hurled into a life on the run, with a price on his head, the 15-year-old fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, Cal must somehow uncover the truth about his father's mysterious death and a history-changing secret.

Who can he turn to, who can he trust, when the whole world seems to want him dead?

The clock is tinking. Any second could be his last.

It's a do-or-die when a high speed chase goes wrong, and leaves Cal exposed to his enemies.

If he survives he must decipher the Ormond Riddle, and risk emerging from hiding to save his family. But even if he makes it to December 31 alive, will his family ever be the same again?

The clock is ticking. He has 245 days left.”

This fourth instalment keeps up the fast-pace and the plot becomes even more entangled even more so as the story progresses. Cal is a fugitive on the run. He realizes that the threats against him and his family are even more than he had previously suspected. He finds out they are planning on taking his sister off life support. So no matter the risk he has to try and get to her and stop it. But that s after a crazy car chase. Stories are being told about him, and what he has done that are complete fabrications. He has one friend he can trust and a girl he is hoping he can trust. But the risks are so high and the danger so real. Can cal find a way to figure out the mystery? He only has 246 days left to figure it out.

These books were originally published in Australia and North America by Scholastic, unfortunately it appears eBook editions were never released in Canada. An intense instalment in a great series.

These books have a few cool features. In each book, the page numbers start at the highest and count down. The chapter and section headings are Dates and Time. This was an excellent fourth instalment in the series and I know I will have to read all 12 books; the story is so good I cannot put it down. Give them a try you will not be disappointed.

Books by Gabrielle Lord:
Conspiracy 365:
Series Overview
January (2011)
February (2011)

March (2011)
April (2011)
May (2011)
June (2011)
July (2011)
August (2011)
September (2011)
October (2011)
November (2011)
December (2011)

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Conspiracy 365 Black Ops:

Missing (2013)

Hunted (2013)

Endgame (2013)

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48 Hours Series:

The Vanishing (2017)

The Medusa Curse (2017)

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Gemma Lincoln:

Feeding the Demons (1999)

Baby Did a Bad Thing (2002)

Spiking the Girl (2004)

Shattered (2007)

Death by Beauty (2012)

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Jack McCain:

Death Delights (2001)

Lethal Factor (2003)

Dirty Weekend (2005)

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Other Books:

Fortress (1980)

Tooth and Claw (1983)

Jumbo (1986)

Salt (1990)

Whipping Boy (1992)

The Stranger Inside: An Erotic Adventure (1994)

Bones (1995)

The Sharp End (1998)

Monkey Undercover (2006)

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