#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A must-read thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page from the New York Times bestselling author of Night Film.
There’s nothing special about Dia Gannon. So why was she chosen for an opportunity everyone would kill for?
“Pessl is gargantuan: wildly smart, extremely surprising, a wordsmith, a queen. Read her.” —E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Arcadia “Dia” Gannon has been obsessed with Louisiana Veda, the game designer whose obsessive creations and company, Darkly, have gained a cultlike following. Dia is shocked when she’s chosen for a highly-coveted internship, along with six other teenagers from around the world. Why her? Dia has never won anything in her life.
Darkly, once a game-making empire renowned for its ingenious and utterly terrifying toys and games, now lies dormant after Veda’s mysterious death. The remaining games are priced like rare works of art, with some fetching millions of dollars at auction.
As Dia and her fellow interns delve into the heart of Darkly, they discover hidden symbols, buried clues, and a web of intrigue. Who are these other teens, and what secrets do they keep? Why were any of them
really chosen? The answers lie within the twisted labyrinth of
Darkly—a chilling and addictive read by Marisha Pessl.
This summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all.
“Complex and captivating.” —Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows
On sale: November 26, 2024
Age: 12 and up
Grade: Grade 7 & Up
Page count: 416 Pages
ISBN: 9780593706558
Reading level: Lexile: 830L
Marisha Pessl is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel
Neverworld Wake, as well as two
New York Times bestsellers:
Night Film and
Special Topics in Calamity Physics. She lives with her husband and three daughters in New York.
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Full of atmospheric thrills." —
Los Angeles Times
"[A]
crazy, funny, addictively suspenseful story." —
The Washington Post
"[A]n engaging plot of puzzles that reveal hidden truths about identity and legacy....At its heart,
Darkly is an examination of the objects and the moments that make us, that fuel our pursuits or haunt our visions — and sometimes what we choose to do with the cards we're given.” —
USA Today★ "Like a Darkly game, the whole is mesmerizing, improbable, deeply compelling, and best enjoyed after dark....
Roll the die, flip the card: We have a winner." —
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "
Twists and connections are satisfying and surprising in this high-stakes thriller by Pessl, who takes familiar YA tropes and turns them on their head using confident prose." —
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"
Creative and unique, this is a special treat for readers who wish Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s The Inheritance Games had been set in the world of Jumanji." —
School Library Journal
"Pessl set forth with an ambitious concept, and the result is thrilling, mysterious, and
full of shocking twists through the very last page." —
Booklist
"
[A] compelling, immersive story that has everything necessary to enthrall careful readers." —
The Bulletin
