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The Finalists
By (author):
David Bell
David Bell
Imprint:
BerkleyISBN:
9780593198704Product Form:
PaperbackForm detail:
Trade
Paperback
, Trade
English
Audience:
General / adult
Jul 05, 2022
$23.00 CAD
Active
Dimensions:
8.2in x 5.4 x 1 in | 0.76 lbPage Count:
400 pages
Berkley
FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense
- Description
- Author Bio
- Reviews
The competitive selection process for a prized college scholarship turns deadly in the latest thriller from USA Today bestselling author David Bell.
On a beautiful spring day, six college students with nothing in common besides a desperate inability to pay for school gather to compete for the prestigious Hyde Fellowship.
Milo—The front-runner
Natalia—The brain
James—The rule follower
Sydney—The athlete
Duffy—The cowboy
Emily—The social justice warrior
The six of them must surrender their devices when they enter Hyde House, an aging Victorian structure that sits in a secluded part of campus.
Once inside, the doors lock behind them. The students are not allowed to leave until they spend eight hours with a college administrator who will do almost anything to keep the school afloat, and Nicholas Hyde, the privileged and notoriously irresponsible heir to the Hyde family fortune. If the students leave before time is up, they’ll be immediately disqualified.
But when one of the six finalists drops dead, the other students fear they’re being picked off one by one. With a violent protest raging outside, and no way to escape, the survivors viciously turn on each other.
The Finalists is a chilling and profound look at the lengths both students and colleges will go to survive in a resource-starved academic world.
Story Locale: Small town Kentucky
On a beautiful spring day, six college students with nothing in common besides a desperate inability to pay for school gather to compete for the prestigious Hyde Fellowship.
Milo—The front-runner
Natalia—The brain
James—The rule follower
Sydney—The athlete
Duffy—The cowboy
Emily—The social justice warrior
The six of them must surrender their devices when they enter Hyde House, an aging Victorian structure that sits in a secluded part of campus.
Once inside, the doors lock behind them. The students are not allowed to leave until they spend eight hours with a college administrator who will do almost anything to keep the school afloat, and Nicholas Hyde, the privileged and notoriously irresponsible heir to the Hyde family fortune. If the students leave before time is up, they’ll be immediately disqualified.
But when one of the six finalists drops dead, the other students fear they’re being picked off one by one. With a violent protest raging outside, and no way to escape, the survivors viciously turn on each other.
The Finalists is a chilling and profound look at the lengths both students and colleges will go to survive in a resource-starved academic world.
Story Locale: Small town Kentucky
STRONG, CONSISTENT SALES: There are 900K copies of David’s Berkley novels in print
BESTSELLING HISTORY: Somebody I Used to Know was on the USA Today bestseller list, and Cemetery Girl was on the Bookscan trade fiction bestseller list, Heartland Indie bestseller list, and Indie Bound and Publishers Weekly mass market lists
SIMULTANEOUS HARDCOVER PUBLICATION: Continuing our successful strategy for David’s previous four novels, we will publish in hardcover and trade paper simultaneously
LIBRARIANS LOVE DAVID: Layover and Somebody’s Daughter were LibraryReads picks
BOOK CLUB SUPPORT: Book club rights were sold for The Request (2020), which was David’s first book club deal in nearly ten years
HIGH-CONCEPT HOOK FULL OF AUTHENTICITY: David is a college professor, and his experience gives real authenticity to the college setting and themes here
INTERNATIONAL SALES: David’s novels have been published in numerous countries
COAST-TO-COAST RAVE REVIEWS AND BLURBS: From the Washington Post to the Houston Chronicle, David Bell is an acclaimed suspense writer; New York Times bestselling authors Riley Sager, Mary Kubica, Cristina Alger, Alafair Burke, Jeffery Deaver, and Lisa Unger are all fans
WE PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH AUTHOR
Marketing: Online advertising
Pre-publication consumer outreach
Social media campaign
Influencer outreach
Consumer sweepstakes
Library marketing campaign
Book club promotions
Discussion guide bound in book
Discussion guide available online
Book Club kit
E-mail marketing campaign
Feature on PRH.com
Backlist promotions
Publicity: Launch event in OH/KY region
Select author appearances
National print publicity
National podcast interview campaign
Online publicity campaign
Blog campaign
Author Website: davidbellnovels.com
Author Social Media: Facebook.com/DavidBellNovels; Twitter @DavidBellNovels; Instagram @DavidBellNovels
Pre-publication consumer outreach
Social media campaign
Influencer outreach
Consumer sweepstakes
Library marketing campaign
Book club promotions
Discussion guide bound in book
Discussion guide available online
Book Club kit
E-mail marketing campaign
Feature on PRH.com
Backlist promotions
Publicity: Launch event in OH/KY region
Select author appearances
National print publicity
National podcast interview campaign
Online publicity campaign
Blog campaign
Author Website: davidbellnovels.com
Author Social Media: Facebook.com/DavidBellNovels; Twitter @DavidBellNovels; Instagram @DavidBellNovels
Praise for The Finalists
“I raced through The Finalists, which is not only a first-rate thriller but an insightful commentary on the challenges facing higher education. The Finalists is proof positive that David Bell is one of the best thriller writers working today.”—Alma Katsu, author of Red Widow
“Expertly plotted…Bell pays homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, skillfully transitioning into the locked-room mystery while simultaneously giving the novel his own spin. The Finalists makes the grade with solid suspense.”—Shelf Awareness
“There are enough red herrings in The Finalists to satisfy any Agatha Christie fan.”—BookTrib
“David Bell’s The Finalists’ unique premise and engaging execution is sure to grip the reader from the first chapter.”—Deep South Magazine
“The Finalists shows the cut-throat world of higher education in a microcosm. Issues such as racism, agism, sexism all roil among the six students, the administrator, and the founders. No one is truly innocent, even the victims. Bell manages to push it all—character motivations, social issues, and the lock-room mystery—to the bursting point.”—The Criminal Element
