Augusta Pine Does Not Exist

Augusta Pine Does Not Exist by Emily Lloyd-Jones is a razor-sharp YA thriller that blends teen espionage, high-tech suspense and a locked-room hostage crisis in a near-future world where identity is literally under your skin.

After a deadly mistake at fifteen, Augusta is recruited as a “wraith” — an undercover spy with no official existence. Now eighteen, she’s meant to be lying low, with only her handler and a cheeky AI spybot for company. A rare weekend off in a smart apartment complex should be easy. Instead, cyber criminals seize the building, trapping residents inside and turning every corridor into a surveillance maze.

To save strangers — and herself — Augusta has to think like the hacker she once was, staying one step ahead while the walls close in.

Perfect for readers who love reverse heist tension, speculative fiction tech, and fast, twisty teen spy stories.

Add it to your stack and see how far “not existing” can take her.