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The First Unforgivable Thing
2013
First Published
3.88
Average Rating
48
Number of Pages

Part of Series

When a dissident working undercover as an interrogator is ordered to torture a confession from the only girl he's ever loved, he chooses to defy both the totalitarian regime and the resistance by helping her escape—but she has an agenda of her own... This dystopian novella is approximately 14,000 words long, or about 50 print pages. Set in the world of the Internal Defense series, it takes place between Necessary Sacrifices and the upcoming No Return, but can also be read as a stand-alone story.

Avg Rating
3.88
Number of Ratings
51
5 STARS
31%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
22%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Zoe Cannon
Zoe Cannon
Author · 9 books

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