Fingerprints #4: Secrets

by Melinda Metz

Rae Voight struggles to unravel where the thoughts running through her mind are coming from, to unlock the terrifying secrets of her past, including the truth about her mother's death--and to find out who wants her dead. As Anthony gets closer to Rae's ex-best friends, Rae feels betrayed by the one person who has stuck by her from the beginning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064472817
• ISBN13: 9780064472814
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Harper Teen
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Fingerprints Four Secrets

Rae Voight with help from Yana now knows about her mother. She gets many messages from the person who is trying to kill her, saying "stop asking questions". She knows that if the person wants her to stop she must be getting close. She is so determined that she will go see this man that she and Yana have only met once. When her and Yana get there it is not at all how they planned. Rae and Yana need Anthony's help but, will he figure out how to help them in time? Read this book to find out!This book is very interesting. It has a nice mixture of mystery and romance. I really enjoyed this book I hope you will too.

The fourth book in the thrilling Fingerprints series!

In "Secrets" Anthony starts to go to school at Sanderson Prep. He hopes that this will get him and Rae even closer. However things are way different then he expected. He is befriend by Rae's old friends, the very ones who abandoned her. It seems that Jackie Rae's old friend seems to be hitting it on with him making him very uncomfortable. What he doesn't realize is how Rae is feeling as their misunderstanding grows deeper.Rae feels Anthony has abandoned her. It seems he never has time for her problems anymore since he keeps blabbering about how there is something seriously wrong with Jackie. Whats more it seems like he has befriended her old friends. Now she only has one person who cares about her---Yana. As she and Yana dig into Raes mom's past they get themselves closer to danger as they look into the New Agey Group Rae's mom particpated in. Just when Rae has gotten pretty close to the truth Jackie is sent to the hospital on overdosige of aspirin. Rae realizes how wrong she was and decides to repear her friendship with Anthony.However just when things are getting much better between the two of them Rae disappears with Yana. Can Anthony figure out he clue she gave him and find her in time? Rae/Anthony fans will be very happy in the end when they...Sorry! You will have to read it to find out!

A more detailed review

Fingerprints #4: Secrets is my favorite so far in the series. It has more "teen angst" in it than the previous books, but it's written so well that it just pulls you along. I loved how Rae and Anthony were "pining away" for each other, each thinking that the other didn't have time for them/didn't want to be with them. Anthony is now attending Sanderson Prep and to his surprise becomes in with the "in crowd" -- Rae's old group of friends. Marcus buddies up to him, much to Anthony's discomfort once he realizes that Marcus is Rae's ex-boyfriend and can't stop talking about her. Jackie, one of the Rae's old friends, flirts with Anthony at lunch. Rae and Yana are shocked when they see her stealing clothes out of a boutique, and Anthony is repulsed when he sees her chugging tequilla at a party and then attempting to drive. He figures out that something is really wrong with her and goes to Rae for help, but she thinks that Anthony is interested in Jackie since he can't stop talking about her, and continues to investigate her mother's death and the mystery surrounding it with Yana. When Jackie overdoses on asprin and is checked into the hospital, though, Rae knows she has to help.Anthony feels like he'll never have a chance with Rae, and Rae starts to wonder if Anthony and her could be more than friends, but nixes the idea when she sees him hanging out with her old friends and talking about Jackie all the time. But they put things aside and start working together again -- and Rae/Anthony fans will be VERY happy with the ending of this book. :)Through all this Rae has something big on her mind -- she's been finding fungus in her mouth and has been getting numb spots on her body. She goes to the doctor, who seems concerned. Rae is very worried, since these are some of the symptoms that her mother had before she died.About the last third of the book starts getting really exciting and delvs into the mystery. There are some really creepy narratives from one of the villains, and some spooky scenes, like when Rae's portrait of her mother is slashed. Things REALLY start getting scary when Rae and Yana are ... well, I won't tell you. :)This series just keeps getting better and better ... by now I've practically written a case file on who I think the villains are. I can't wait until everything is revealed.

Rae's Life Takes a Dangerous Turn

After Rae discovered her gift to read people's thoughts through their fingerprints, Rae realizes that she owes her life to Anthony... In "Trust Me", Rae tried to help Anthony by finding his father, and then she helped him get into Sanderson Prep... but by doing this, she bent their relationship too far... In "Secrets", Anothony befriends Rae's old friends at his new school, and Rae is left with only one friend- Yana. While Rae and Anthony are barely speaking, she and Yana search for answers. They come upon the building where her mother went to her mysterious "group meetings"... Rae knows all the answers can be found there, but blinded by her excitement, Yana and Rae fall into a trap where their only chance of escape is Anthony... Will he come to her rescue?Fingerprints is one of the best series out there... Rae and her quest to find out her mother's past is thrilling and exciting... The relationship that develops between Rae and Anthony was set perfectly... They didn't become BEST friends in one book, but like in real life, it developed over time, where eventually their trust and feelings for each other were able to grow stronger. This book, as well as all the past and future books to come, places you with situations you never dreamed... I suggest reading this suspenseful book and fall into Rae's world- who knows how long it will last...

The thrilling fourth book in the Fingerprints series.

Rae has two people she has been able to rely on, Anthony, who knows her secret, and Yana, who doesn't. When Rae helped Anthony get a football scholarship at Sanderson Prep, she never expected she'd lose him, to the very people who abandoned her when she needed them most - her former friends. So now, Rae and Yana are on their own, trying to find out who's after Rae. They figure the best way to do that is to investigate the New Age group Rae's mother was in before Rae was born. There are people out there that know the full truth about all the strange things that went on in the group, but they are afraid. When a man who worked at the center where the group was held offers to meet with Rae and tell her everything, she jumps at the chance, not knowing that she and Yana may be getting themselves into more trouble than they can handle. I can't wait to read the next book in the series, and the wait until it is released is way too long! All readers who enjoyed the first three books in the Fingerprints series must read this one.