Darkly (Hardcover)

Marisha Pessl
Young Adult Fiction/ Thrillers/ Psychological

416 pages | ISBN13: 9780593706558

Condition: Like New

A seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship. And a legendary game designer-with a dark legacy. The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this gut-wrenching YA psychological thriller. What would you kill for?

When this question appears in an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation, seemingly every high school student in the country rushes to apply. Arcadia "Dia" Gannon has been obsessed with Louisiana Veda, the late game designer whose obsessive creations have attained cultlike status, ever since she and her mom played Disappearing Act-but Dia has never won anything in her life. So, she's shocked when she's chosen, along with six other teenagers from around the world. Not much is known about Louisiana Veda. Her toy-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious, utterly terrifying toys and games, rife with hidden symbols and secrets. But after Veda's mysterious death, Darkly went bankrupt and production was discontinued. The remaining games are priced like highly sought-after works of art, with the rarest and most notorious items commanding tens of millions of dollars at auction. Now Dia is thrust into the enigmatic heart of Louisiana Veda's operation, and soon she's questioning everything. Who are these other kids? Why do they all seem to have something to hide? And why was she really chosen? The summer will be memorable for sure, but in ways that none of the "interns" could have imagined. As chilling and addictive as one of Louisiana Veda's playthings, Darkly is an intricate puzzle box of a mystery animated by Marisha Pessl's dazzling prose and signature powers of imagination.