Dark Eyes

Name: Dark Eyes
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: William Richter
ISBN: 9781101539613

Author: William Richter

Series: Dark Eyes #1

Narrator: January LaVoy

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/15/2012

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Family, Law & Crime

Synopsis

Wally was adopted from a Russian orphanage as a child and grew up in a wealthy New York City family. At fifteen, her obsessive need to rebel led her to life on the streets.

Now the sixteen-year-old is beautiful and hardened, and she's just stumbled across the possibility of discovering who she really is. She'll stop at nothing to find her birth mother before Klesko - her darkeyed father - finds her. Because Klesko will stop at nothing to reclaim the fortune Wally's mother stole from him long ago. Even if that means murdering his own blood. But Wally's had her own killer training, and she's hungry for justice.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, this debut thriller introduces our next big series heroine!

About The Author

William Richter is a veteran Hollywood screenwriter and script doctor. He currently has several film projects in development and in the past has produced work for Ron Howard and Tom Hanks. Richter was nominated for an Emmy Award as a producer of “We Stand Alone Together,” the documentary episode of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. For more information, visit williamrichterbooks.com.January LaVoy is a stage, television, and voice actress. She performed on Broadway in Enron and on television in One Life to Live, All My Children, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: SVU, and Guiding Light.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library)

From the second I first saw Dark Eyes, I knew we were going to be great friends. Everyone in the world liked the Millennium trilogy, so labeling this book as YA version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was a smart move indeed… but fortunately, it’s not just a marketing trick, it has a grain of tru......more

Goodreads review by Giselle

When I see a book being compared to another, especially a well loved one such as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I'm always skeptical on how it can actually live up to such a claim. Fast paced and filled with conspiratorial twists, Dark Eyes reminded me of Dragon Tattoo before I actually remembered......more

Goodreads review by Xime

★★: Pérdida de tiempo/dinero. Empecé la novela con la expectativa de encontrar a una protagonista inteligente, en búsqueda de sus orígenes, un relato para reflexionar sobre las identidades de las personas y sobre la cultura rusa, pero me encontré con: WARNING: Este libro fue escrito por un guioni......more

Goodreads review by Alexa

My review can also be found on my blog Collections. 2.5 stars Dark Eyes had some pretty shocking moments. Things I did not see coming, especially in the last couple of chapters. But that doesn't mean I was happy with those surprises. In fact, I can't wrap my head around why some secrets were secrets i......more

Goodreads review by Tatiana

Очень динамичная и увлекательная история. Кажется, что посмотрела блокбастер, а не прочитала книгу. Тайны, расследования, убийства, русские бандиты, взрывы, погони, стрельба... Понравилось мне, что главная героиня на редкость была девахой смышленой, смелой, не ныла, не было типичной тупой "американщ......more

Quotes

“Action, adventure, suspense, and an emotional story that reads like a movie. . . . The world has long needed a heroine like Wally Stoneman.”—Cheryl Klam, author of The Pretty One and Learning to Swim

“A drop-dead-gorgeous heroine, evil dudes with guns and a perilous race through the streets of New York City make for a page-turning read. . . . Full of thrills and screaming for a sequel.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Teens who enjoy reading fast-paced and danger-filled will enjoy this book.” mysteries."—VOYA

“Be warned: once you start reading you will be unable to put it down until you rush to the finish. . . . [It] will make any young reader a thriller fan for life.”—Russell Andrews, author of Midas and Hade

“Similar to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. . . . Let’s hope we see more of her [Wallis Stoneman, protagonist] and author Richter soon.”—Booklist, starred review

“A bold and smart protagonist . . . encounters danger at every turn, notorious gangsters who will stop at nothing to get what they want, and suspense that moves the well-told tale forward at lightning speed. I LOVED THIS BOOK!”—Linda Fairstein, New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Cooper crime novels