A paranormal thriller from Carnegie Medal–winner Tim Bowler!

It starts with a phone call. “I’m dying,” a voice tells Dusty. Who is he and how has he gotten her cell number? Dusty wants no part of this strange boy . . . until he begins saying things that only someone who knows her intimately could say—things that lead her to think he knows the whereabouts of her brother, who disappeared over a year ago. Suddenly drawn in, Dusty very much wants to save this boy. Trouble is, she cannot find him. Part human, part spirit, he won’t let himself be found. He is too dangerous, he says. There are mobs of people who agree and who want to see this boy dead . . . and who will hurt anyone who stands in their way.

A gripping, hair-raising mystery about a boy not of this world, and a girl determined to protect him....

When Ella is kidnapped, her family don't realize just what a nightmare they are entering. Because the kidnapper has more than just money on his mind - and as his plans unfold, all the members of the family are forced to confront their deepest, darkest secrets. This is a major new novel from the author of the Carnegie medal-winning "River Boy". * Prize-winning author: Tim Bowler has won the Carnegie Medal, the Angus Book Prize (twice), and the Lancashire Children's Book Award. * A tightly-plotted, exciting thriller, with a real sense of tension and danger. * Brilliantly-handled themes of betrayal, trust, and revenge. * Wonderful fresh cover design - being issued simultaneously with new matching editions of "River Boy" and "Shadows". * Author was born and brought up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and now lives in Totnes, Devon....

"Tell a soul and she's dead. We'll be in touch."

The kidnap shocks the whole family. Ella has been snatched away from the house in the middle of a storm. Her brother Fin will never forgive himself for leaving her on her own. And now Sam, their little brother, has gone wandering on the cliff to "catch the storm" as it blows out to sea.

As the kidnapper's plans unfold, all the members of the family are forced to confront their deepest, darkest secrets. Fin comes to realize that Ella is not the only victim and that the real villain may be closer to home than anyone thought.

A new storm is breaking on the horizon. And it's going to change everything.......

Dusty’s life has fallen apart. Her mother left after Dusty’s brother mysteriously disappeared, and her father is devastated. Then Dusty gets a seemingly random phone call: a boy’s voice saying, “I’m dying.” At first Dusty doesn’t care, but then the boy says things that only Dusty knows. Things that lead her to believe he knows where her brother is. And after a few more calls, Dusty wants to find this boy, but he doesn’t want to be found. He claims he is too dangerous, and there are many people who agree. Can Dusty avoid getting hurt and still protect this mysterious boy who may not be of this world?...

Nobody knows the city like Blade. You have to when you’re on your own, when you can’t trust anyone, when you’ve got a past you need to hide. Blade is practically invisible, living only by his wits. Until the day a chance encounter sends his world crashing down and he finds himself on the run again. Yet he’s not alone this time. Now he’s got Becky and her daughter, Jaz, weighing him down. But are they running from his past or from Becky’s? Blade knows he should drop these two, but he can’t. With people depending on him, he’ll need to find a way to outsmart the thugs lurking around every corner.

The suspense is palpable in Carnegie-Medal winner Tim Bowler’s new thriller. AUTHOBIO: Tim Bowler is the author of numerous acclaimed novels for teenagers and is the recipient of many honors, including the prestigious Carnegie Medal for his third novel, River Boy. He lives in Devon, England....