The Devil Particle

A skyscraper filled with deception. A troubled teen seeking redemption. Will his race to the top become a fatal dilemma? Paul Salvage longs to prove himself. So, the loyal seventeen-year-old is thrilled when he's selected to compete in the trials to determine who is worthy enough to save society by accepting all of humanity's evil. But when his brother is murdered, the gallant young man gives up his dream to comfort his grieving father. Persuaded not to drop out by a powerful family friend, Paul sets aside his own feelings and joins the group of fifty teens chosen to battle to the top of a tower filled with tests and traps. But as he grapples with one horrible choice after another, the haunted young man fears he isn't noble enough to be the hero who will rescue everyone on Earth. Can Paul escape the endless doubts and dangers to climb his way to victory? The Devil Particle is the explosive first book in the Devil Particle dystopian YA series. If you like flawed characters, deadly competitions, and world-shattering stakes, then you'll love Kristin A. Oakley's dark tension.