ILLEGAL USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES CAUSES HEALTH DAMAGE, THEIR ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS RESPONSIBILITY ESTABLISHED BY LAW. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUPERBESTSELLER "INSIDE THE KILLER." THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE NEW SERIES "ABBY MALLEN." WE ARE ALL TRAPPED. BUT THERE IS A WAY OUT… This is what the participants of the rebel online community "Guardians" believe. They are convinced that society is suffocating in the iron grip of thoroughly corrupt influential officials. By the slightest hints and slips in the media, the Guardians can identify these criminals. Yes, they are strong. But they can be held accountable… IT IS TIME TO ACT. And so an armed group of Guardians infiltrates one of the schools in New York City. According to their data, it is here that high-ranking police officials have organized a secret child trafficking ring. The group's task is to expose the perverts. But something goes wrong, the coherent plan collapses… In the end, the Guardians barricade themselves in the principal's office, taking hostages. The first blood has already been shed. THEY WILL ALL DIE… Abby Mallen's goal, a police negotiator in New York, is to ensure everyone survives. She tries to save both the hostages and the criminals without resorting to storming the building. But the problem is that her daughter Samantha studies at this very school. And she is inside now…