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Liars #4
Lockdown
ARMED MERCENARIES invade a hospital and start taking hostages. Some school students barricade themselves in a surgical theatre. But the mercenaries are HUNTING an injured man... and he’s in there with them. Jarli, creator of the Truth app, is one of the students TRAPPED in the hospital. All the phones are jammed. The building is locked down. No help is coming.
The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before—can they do it again? The TRUTH is deadly...
The mercenaries work for Viper, a ruthless and deadly criminal. Jarli and his friends have outwitted Viper before—can they do it again? The TRUTH is deadly...
- GenresThriller
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2019
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About the author
Jack Heath
67 books834 followersJack Heath wrote his debut novel, The Lab, in secondary school and sent it to a publisher at age seventeen. He's now the award-winning author of forty novels for adults and children, including the international bestsellers Hangman, The Wife Swap and 300 Minutes of Danger. His books have been translated into ten languages, optioned for TV and adapted for film. He lives on Ngunnawal/Ngambri country in Canberra, Australia, with his wife, their children, several chickens, a few fish and a possum named Oreo.
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September 24, 2019
This series is getting better with every book! This is the fourth of five books in the Liars series. I am very thankful that the eBooks are available globally. This book is a great MG/YA read. It has a fast pace. Lots of action and Jarli and his friends getting caught in the middle of another of master criminal Viper’s plots. The majority of this story takes place either in or immediately around the Kelton Hospital.
The story begins with Jarli and his classmates on a school trip to the local hospital. While there the facility is taken over by members of Viper’s crew. They are all using snake names as aliases. These armed thugs are using unusual weapons. Crossbows, cutlasses, and more. Most of the students are barricaded in an operating theatre with two doctors and an injured man. But Jarli and Anya are stuck on the outside. The criminals have brought jammers with them, so no one is able to get a signal out. Anya seems to have some series skill, and soon her and Jarli have escaped and are trying to get a message to the police.
Later with the help of a suspended cop, and their school nurse, they try something very risky. And hopefully they can save their friends and if not stop at least put a dent in Vipers plans. While Jarli and Anya are racing around on the outside, his friends Doug and Bess are trying what they canto protect their classmates and help the injured man.
The plot races from beginning to end. The story takes place over the period of several hours, all on the same day. Between the thugs on site, and Viper controlling them remotely. Bianco a suspended cop wanting to help and to clear her name. And two different people claiming that they know what Viper looks like. We appear to be racing breakneck towards the conclusion of this series in the next volume.
This book and this series are very well written. Heath has written this series with the tweens and teens in mind, but it can be enjoyed by any reader who just enjoy great reads. And I think the books would make an excellent miniseries on TV. I am sure if you give this series a try you will be entertained!
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Jack Heath.
The story begins with Jarli and his classmates on a school trip to the local hospital. While there the facility is taken over by members of Viper’s crew. They are all using snake names as aliases. These armed thugs are using unusual weapons. Crossbows, cutlasses, and more. Most of the students are barricaded in an operating theatre with two doctors and an injured man. But Jarli and Anya are stuck on the outside. The criminals have brought jammers with them, so no one is able to get a signal out. Anya seems to have some series skill, and soon her and Jarli have escaped and are trying to get a message to the police.
Later with the help of a suspended cop, and their school nurse, they try something very risky. And hopefully they can save their friends and if not stop at least put a dent in Vipers plans. While Jarli and Anya are racing around on the outside, his friends Doug and Bess are trying what they canto protect their classmates and help the injured man.
The plot races from beginning to end. The story takes place over the period of several hours, all on the same day. Between the thugs on site, and Viper controlling them remotely. Bianco a suspended cop wanting to help and to clear her name. And two different people claiming that they know what Viper looks like. We appear to be racing breakneck towards the conclusion of this series in the next volume.
This book and this series are very well written. Heath has written this series with the tweens and teens in mind, but it can be enjoyed by any reader who just enjoy great reads. And I think the books would make an excellent miniseries on TV. I am sure if you give this series a try you will be entertained!
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Jack Heath.
July 10, 2019
Ka-Pow......this series just gets better and better.
The fourth in Jack Heath’s ‘Liars’ series is a real ‘goodun’.
Entirely set within a hospital, the teenage team of Jarli (creator of a ‘Truth App’), best friend Bess, mysterious Anya (Russian gymnast?) and skinny Doug (formerly on witness protection) take on Viper’s team of mercenaries.
Jack Heath really got creative this time....the action moves throughout the hospital....from the foyer, to operating theatres, sealed hazardous waste sections, basement incinerators, rooftop platforms, air conditioning vents....it’s all happening...and at breakneck speed.
There’s plenty more to come......it certainly ain’t over folks.....we have cliffhangers on top of cliffhangers. Viper really does seem to be a step ahead.....
Boy oh boy.....that Truth App has caused a lot of strife......and I am loving it.
Can’t wait to wave this in the faces of my library kids.
Next one due out in September, 2019.
The fourth in Jack Heath’s ‘Liars’ series is a real ‘goodun’.
Entirely set within a hospital, the teenage team of Jarli (creator of a ‘Truth App’), best friend Bess, mysterious Anya (Russian gymnast?) and skinny Doug (formerly on witness protection) take on Viper’s team of mercenaries.
Jack Heath really got creative this time....the action moves throughout the hospital....from the foyer, to operating theatres, sealed hazardous waste sections, basement incinerators, rooftop platforms, air conditioning vents....it’s all happening...and at breakneck speed.
There’s plenty more to come......it certainly ain’t over folks.....we have cliffhangers on top of cliffhangers. Viper really does seem to be a step ahead.....
Boy oh boy.....that Truth App has caused a lot of strife......and I am loving it.
Can’t wait to wave this in the faces of my library kids.
Next one due out in September, 2019.
June 13, 2025
READ FOR WORK
Another solid book in the series. Some confusing elements as always (how did Viper place metal under hospital floor) but those can be forgiven if we remember the audience age it’s intended for.
Another solid book in the series. Some confusing elements as always (how did Viper place metal under hospital floor) but those can be forgiven if we remember the audience age it’s intended for.
December 3, 2019
This book made me think about how you think bad stuff has happened to you but there's much worse happening all around the world and we don't even know it.
The writer is teaching us that life is full of surprises, the fun thing is that we don’t know what is around the corner. Here's a good quote found from the book: "I love listening to lies when I know the truth".
Jari, (the creator of the Truth app) is one of the students trapped in the hospital. All the phones are Jammed. What is he going to do?.
Find out what he is going to do in Liars Lockdown!.
This was just as good as the others in the series.
The writer is teaching us that life is full of surprises, the fun thing is that we don’t know what is around the corner. Here's a good quote found from the book: "I love listening to lies when I know the truth".
Jari, (the creator of the Truth app) is one of the students trapped in the hospital. All the phones are Jammed. What is he going to do?.
Find out what he is going to do in Liars Lockdown!.
This was just as good as the others in the series.
July 21, 2019
The thrill continues - this time with the entire plot taking place in Kelton hospital. I guess I was looking forward to it immediately carrying on from the cliff hanger that #3 ends with, but Heath is not finished with us yet... the action continues and Jarli is again tested almost beyond his endurance. Looking forward to #5!
August 17, 2023
This book is filled with over-the-top action and I love that. However, a small nit-pick I have is that I found Constable Irena Blanco extremely annoying in this book, but luckily she doesn't get much page time.
June 5, 2023
By far my favourite of the series. Continues the tradition of the previous books with intense action, nail biting tension. Characters have meaningful depth and realistic drive. Perfect mystery thriller for teens.
August 28, 2019
A terrific series with themes that really challenge the reader to think through some interesting ethical issues.
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