Kill Switch

andlt;b andgt;Some things are best left forgotten. A gripping account of espionage and loyalty from National Book Award Finalist Chris Lynch.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;All Daniel wants to do is spend one last summer with his grandfather before he moves away for college and his grandfatherand#8217;s dementia pulls them apart. But when his dear old Da starts to let things slip about the job he used to holdand#8212;people heand#8217;s killed, countries heand#8217;s overthrownand#8212;old work and#8220;friendsand#8221; show up to make sure he stays quiet. Was his grandfather really involved in a world of assassinations and coups, or are the stories just delusions of a crumbling mind? On the run from the police (and possibly something worse) before he has time to find out, Daniel may have to sacrifice everything to protect his grandfather from those who would do him harm.

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andlt;Bandgt;* andlt;/Bandgt;"Lynchand#8217;s writing, parched with desert-dry humor, is so fine that a breakfast table conversation is just as gripping as the paranoia-laced scenes of the trio evading a shadowy doom. A compact, frayed-nerves bundle of brilliance.--andlt;Iandgt;Booklistandlt;/Iandgt;, starred review

"A psychological exploration that leaves readers with just as many interesting questions as answers."--andlt;Iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/Iandgt;

"Lynchand#8217;s masterly balance of life-or-death road trip and tender grandfather/grandson relationship makes this an unusual, first-rate thriller."--andlt;iandgt;BCCBandlt;/iandgt;

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"A great premise, developed with brilliant prose...characters are sympathetically and vividly evoked, and the brief novel is a model of good writing."--andlt;iandgt;The Horn Bookandlt;/iandgt;

Some things are best left forgotten. A gripping account of espionage and loyalty from National Book Award Finalist Chris Lynch.
All Daniel wants to do is spend one last summer with his grandfather before he moves away for college and his grandfather's dementia pulls them apart. But when his dear old Da starts to let things slip about the job he used to hold--people he's killed, countries he's overthrown--old work "friends" show up to make sure he stays quiet. Was his grandfather really involved in a world of assassinations and coups, or are the stories just delusions of a crumbling mind? On the run from the police (and possibly something worse) before he has time to find out, Daniel may have to sacrifice everything to protect his grandfather from those who would do him harm.

Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Awardandndash;winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book andlt;iandgt;Freewillandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Icemanandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Gypsy Davyandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Shadow Boxerandlt;/iandgt;andmdash;all ALA Best Books for Young Adultsandmdash;as well as andlt;iandgt;Killing Time in Crystal Cityandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Little Blue Liesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Piecesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Kill Switchandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Angry Young Manandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Inexcusableandlt;/iandgt;, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.