Gripped Part 4: Smoke & Mirrors - Hardcover

by Stacy A. Padula (Author)

The Gold Winner for "Best Teen Book" in the 2026 Readers' Choice Book Awards, now being adapted for TV by Emmy Award-winning producer, Mark Blutman!

One deal. One clue. Eternal reckoning.

In Montgomery, Massachusetts, illusions shatter-and one desperate deal could cost everything.

Taylor Dunkin, ex-star quarterback, battles to escape his opioid-fueled nightmare, but a shadowy pact puts his life and his family's safety on the brink. As cryptic clues surface, feuding brothers Jordan and Marc must unite to unravel the mystery of Taylor's disappearance-uncovering secrets that could redefine their bonds forever.

Meanwhile, Cathy Kagelli, fresh off grounding, dives into her boyfriend Jason's hidden world of drugs, hatching a risky plan to pull him back ... at the potential cost of her own soul.

Who will emerge from the deception unscathed?