Bergstrom reverses this plot in his violent, well-crafted first novel. Praise for The Cruelty : "Liam Neeson's 2008 film Taken concerned a spy who engages in mass mayhem while attempting to recover his kidnapped daughter. This suspensful debut from Scott Bergstrom features a strong female character and nonstop, cinematic action. Traveling under a new identity, she uncovers a disturbing truth: to bring her father back alive, she must become every bit as cruel as the men holding him captive. When Gwendolyn Bloom's father vanishes, she sets off on a journey she never bargained for. When he goes missing, she's plunged into a world of assassins, spies, and criminal masterminds. Gwendolyn's father kept his life a secret from her. The Cruelty is an action-packed young adult thriller (optioned for film by Jerry Bruckheimer) about a girl who must train as an assassin to deal with the gangsters who have kidnapped her father.
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