Penguin Books

This Cruel Design - Emily Suvada

Where can you hide if you're running from yourself? In bunkers and strongholds across the world, people are celebrating. There's a vaccine to the virus that has ravaged the planet for years. But the celebrations won't last for long. The vaccine isn't working. The virus is evolving. Catarina - genehacker, reluctant warrior - must find the one person who can help her. A man who is guilty of unimaginable crimes. Time is ticking, she only has three days before shadowy gentech corporation Cartaxus will use lethal code to wipe out every person on the planet's surface. Kill the hosts, kill the virus. Forced to question everything she knows and everyone she trusts, Cat discovers that the biggest threat of all may be buried in her own mind. The end of the world is approaching. Can she stop it? __________ 'With a backdrop of amazing science and technology, This Mortal Coil is a smart, page-turning thriller that gave me chills. I couldn't put this book down.' - Laini Taylor, bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone. 'I can't remember the last time I was so hooked by a book. Relentlessly paced, expertly plotted, and with a romance as tense and as captivating as her wicked twists, Emily Suvada has crafted an unputdownable story. I loved every terrifying page.' - Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of Caraval. 'This Mortal Coil redefines "unputdownable." A thrilling, exhilarating read that's crackling with intelligence. Compelling characters and and incredible twists come together perfectly - I loved this book.' - Amie Kaufman, bestselling author of Illuminae.

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