The Finalists - Bell, David
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The competitive selection process for a prized college scholarship turns deadly in the latest thriller from USA Today bestselling author David Bell. It's selection day at Hyde College-six students gather in Hyde House, which is locked for eight hours, in hopes of winning the prestigious Hyde Fellowship for their senior year. Troy Gaines is the college administrator overseeing the process. He also needs to meet with Nicholas Hyde, an unpredictable wealthy playboy and sole remaining heir of Hyde College's founder as the college desperately needs a larger donation to survive. When the presumed…mehr

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The competitive selection process for a prized college scholarship turns deadly in the latest thriller from USA Today bestselling author David Bell. It's selection day at Hyde College-six students gather in Hyde House, which is locked for eight hours, in hopes of winning the prestigious Hyde Fellowship for their senior year. Troy Gaines is the college administrator overseeing the process. He also needs to meet with Nicholas Hyde, an unpredictable wealthy playboy and sole remaining heir of Hyde College's founder as the college desperately needs a larger donation to survive. When the presumed frontrunning student dies mysteriously, Troy wants to postpone the process, but the benefactor Nicholas, citing the rigid Hyde family bylaws, insists they must continue or his family's scholarship will no longer exist for future students. This is a tradition that rewards one student every year-no matter what. But when someone else turns up dead, the remaining students and Troy worry someone is picking them off one by one. With a student protest raging outside, and everyone trapped in Hyde House, the students start to turn against each another, and Troy will have to find a way out before someone else dies. Story Locale: Small town Kentucky
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Praise for The Finalists

"I raced through The Finalists, which is not only a first-rate thriller but an insightful commentary on the challenges facing higher education. The Finalists is proof positive that David Bell is one of the best thriller writers working today." Alma Katsu, author of Red Widow

Expertly plotted Bell pays homage to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, skillfully transitioning into the locked-room mystery while simultaneously giving the novel his own spin. The Finalists makes the grade with solid suspense. Shelf Awareness

"There are enough red herrings in The Finalists to satisfy any Agatha Christie fan." BookTrib

David Bell s The Finalists unique premise and engaging execution is sure to grip the reader from the first chapter. Deep South Magazine

The Finalists shows the cut-throat world of higher education in a microcosm. Issues such as racism, agism, sexism all roil among the six students, the administrator, and the founders. No one is truly innocent, even the victims. Bell manages to push it all character motivations, social issues, and the lock-room mystery to the bursting point. The Criminal Element