OLDER FICTION
Stone, Sonja

Desert Dark

(3) YA Nadia, a cipher whiz, is recruited to an elite boarding school that turns out to be a CIA training program. Perspectives rotate among various students (and one mysterious agent) as a murder plot unfolds. Despite predictable romantic undertones, the engaging fish-out-of-water setup, fast pace, and strong lead character make this a compulsively readable thriller.

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