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Amy Tintera

Amy Tintera writes propulsive young-adult adventures and adult mysteries shaped by danger, complicated loyalties, romance, and Texas settings. Her work ranges from the Reboot and Ruined series to the quarantine-zone thriller The Q and the true-crime-inflected adult debut Listen for the Lie.

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The Q

2022 · Contemporary

2 editions: Print · 2022 | eBook · 2022

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In this action-packed adventure from a New York Times bestselling author, two teenagers from opposite worlds must fight their way through a vast walled quarantine zone in a dystopian America toward their only chance for survival. Seventeen-year-old Maisie Rojas has spent her entire life in the Q—a post-pandemic quarantine zone that was once Austin, Texas. Born and raised behind the high security walls that sealed their fate, she's now a trusted lieutenant for one of the territory's controlling families. Lennon Pierce, the charismatic son of a US presidential candidate, has just been kidnapped by his father's enemies and dropped out of a plane into the Q with nothing but a parachute strapped to his back. Lennon is given a temporary antidote to the disease and crucial intel for his father, but Maisie must get him out of the zone within forty-eight hours--or he will be permanently infected and forced to remain. With unrest brewing both inside and outside the Q, reaching the exit is a daunting and dangerous task. But if Maisie and Lennon fail, it could mean disaster for the entire quarantine zone and its inhabitants—and could cost Lennon his life. Strap in for breakneck action and compelling characters in this timely, nonstop thriller.

Print · Crown Books for Young Readers · 2022 · English

eBook · Crown Books for Young Readers · 2022 · English

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More About Amy Tintera

Amy Tintera writes adult and young-adult fiction that repeatedly combines high-stakes danger with close relationships. Her catalogue includes the Reboot and Ruined series, the All These Monsters duology, the stand-alone young-adult novel The Q, and her adult debut Listen for the Lie. Before publishing novels, she studied journalism and media arts or screenwriting and worked in Hollywood talent representation.

The Q turns Tintera's Austin hometown into a walled post-pandemic quarantine zone. She began the novel before COVID-19 and reconsidered whether readers would want the premise after the real pandemic began, but kept the contained setting and two characters from opposite sides of its social boundary. She described the result as a ticking-clock romantic adventure.

In moving to adult thrillers with Listen for the Lie, Tintera spent more than two years learning a new genre. Her publisher interview emphasizes female friendship, the narratives imposed on women, and the ethics of true-crime podcasts; those concerns extend her earlier interest in characters navigating systems of fear, power, and inherited conflict.

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  1. Amy Tintera — official website ↗
  2. Press Kit — Amy Tintera ↗
  3. The Q — Amy Tintera ↗
  4. About — Amy Tintera ↗
  5. Amy Tintera — Penguin Random House ↗
  6. The Q — Kirkus Reviews ↗
  7. The Q — Publishers Weekly ↗
  8. Q&A: Amy Tintera, Author of The Q — The Nerd Daily ↗
  9. Listen for the Lie Book Club Kit — Macmillan ↗
  10. Enjoy Listen for the Lie from Amy Tintera ↗
  11. Book Discussion: Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera ↗
  12. Lies, Unlikeable Leads & the Leap to Adult Fiction: Amy Tintera on Listen for the Lie ↗
  13. Chapter 85: Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera ↗
  14. Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera ↗
  15. Amy Tintera press-kit portrait ↗
  16. 2025 Audie Awards ↗
  17. Listen for the Lie — GMA Book Club ↗
  18. Universal develops Listen for the Lie television drama ↗