Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper
Elizabeth Kiem
ISBN: 9781616954123
Published: September, 2014
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Paperback $10.99
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Lana travels to New York City, on tour dancing with the world famous Bolshoi Ballet in this thrilling follow up to Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy.
Lana Dukovskaya has spent her life in her mother, Marina’s, shadow, and nowhere more so than at Russia’s world-famous Bolshoi ballet, where Marina danced years ago. But when Dan...
Lana travels to New York City, on tour dancing with the world famous Bolshoi Ballet in this thrilling follow up to Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy.
Lana Dukovskaya has spent her life in her mother, Marina’s, shadow, and nowhere more so than at Russia’s world-famous Bolshoi ballet, where Marina danced years ago. But when Daniela, Lana’s friend and chief rival, is brutally attacked on the eve of a New York tour, Lana is given her coveted solo—an unlikely stroke of luck that makes Lana the chief suspect in the attack.
Once in New York, Lana meets Georgi Levshik, a powerful Russian émigré who claims to know the truth about Marina’s past. She’s torn between her distrust of Levshik’s offered patronage and her need for answers. But when another young dancer is struck down on the day of her debut, Lana becomes the prime suspect in not one, but two attacks.
On the run and still in the dark, Lana puts her trust in Levshik’s alluring young bodyguard, Roma. Together they must uncover the truth about a Bolshoi blood feud involving three generations of Dukovskaya dancers.
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“This is a hair raising tale of lost illusions and self-discovery. It was almost disturbing how much I recognized Lana and her personal heartbreak. A look behind the curtains at the dangers and obstacles of ambition for the dancer in Russia today. ”
—Joy Womack, principal ballerina, Kremlin Ballet
“Like Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Elizabeth Kiem’s tale of ballerinas and bratva is primal and raw, brutal in its examination of human behavior, and pulsing with tension and spilled secrets. But Hider Seeker Secret Keeper is also brimming with grace—the perfect-posture elegance of complex characters who are haunted by their pasts and tradition as they try to emerge into modernity. Kiem’s detailed knowledge of Russian language and culture adds just the right amount of authenticity to a thrilling adventure.”
—Lindsay Smith, author of Sekret
“A tangled web of intrigue ensnares three generations of Bolshoi ballerinas ... Russian secrets, treachery and strong family ties pulsate and captivate in this complex tale.”
—Kirkus on Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper
“Even though the dancers have come to New York, [in Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper] the book is still steeped in Russian culture. This is a novel full of plot twists and turns that help uncover the lies, the betrayals, and the resentment of generations.”
–VOYA
“Layered with intrigue, suspense and complex relationships ... Lana’s personality jumps off the page; she isn’t your typical cliché protagonist, and this isn’t your typical young adult story.”
–TeenReads on Hider, Seeker, Secret Keeper
“I rarely go to the ballet these days but Kiem convinced me effortlessly of the feelings and physical exertions of the dancer as well the emotions and ambitions – the politics in fact – that might surround such a pivotal role. These are the moments that will remain in my mind from this exciting, accessible thriller.”