Lucas – eines Tages ist er einfach da. Niemand weiß, woher er kommt, oder was er auf der isolierten Insel vor der englischen Küste will. Cait ist von dem rätselhaften Jungen fasziniert und zwischen den beiden entsteht etwas Schönes, ganz Zartes, für das Cait keinen Namen hat. Die restlichen Inselbewohner sind Fremden gegenüber eher misstrauisch. In der schwülen Sommeratmosphäre heizt sich die Situation unaufhaltsam auf. Als in den Dünen eine ermordete Frau gefunden wird, steht Lucas sofort als Schuldiger fest. Eine gnadenlose Hetzjagd beginnt – und Cait, die Lucas schützen will, gerät mitten hinein.
Eine junge Frau, Trina, die von drei kriminellen Männern belästigt wird. Ein kleiner Affe, der von ihnen gequält wird. Und zwei Brüder, Cole und Ruben, die sich einmischen. Sie befreien Trina und den Affen aus der Gewalt der Männer, fliehen in einem geklauten Wagen und geraten ins Visier der Verbrecher und der Polizei. Wohin jetzt? Trina, die viel Schlimmes durchgemacht hat, kann keinesfalls zurück in ihr altes Leben. Cole will seinen Bruder und Trina, die ihm jetzt schon viel bedeutet, unbedingt schützen. Und Ruben weiß von einem Affenhaus in Schottland, das zumindest dem Affen eine Zuflucht bieten könnte. Dorthin wollen sie sich durchschlagen. Doch bereits bei ihrem ersten Stopp werden sie von ihren Verfolgern eingeholt …
Als das Polizeiauto überfallen wird, gelingt es Judy und Castro, sich unerkannt aus dem Wagen zu retten. Gemeinsam fliehen sie vor dem entfesselten Mob, der für sie gleichermaßen gefährlich ist. Denn längst ist nicht mehr klar, wo die Grenzen zwischen Freund und Feind sind – und dass sie in Wahrheit mehr verbindet, als ihnen klar ist …
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I can't believe I fell for it.
It was still dark when I woke up this morning.
As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was.
A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete.
There are six little rooms along the main corridor.
There are no windows. No doors. The lift is the only way in or out.
What's he going to do to me?
What am I going to do?
If I'm right, the lift will come down in five minutes.
It did. Only this time it wasn't empty . . .
Elliot has lived his first thirteen years confined to his home, incapacitated by fear. Now he’s out of pills, snow is falling, and his only safe person is missing. A terrifying thriller from Carnegie Medalist Kevin Brooks.
From the moment of his birth, Elliot’s life has been governed by fear of almost everything, even of his own fear — a beast that holds him prisoner in his room. The beast is kept at bay, though not eliminated, with a daily regimen of pills. But on Christmas Eve, a mix-up at the pharmacy threatens to unleash the beast full force, and his mother must venture out in a raging snowstorm to a store that should be only minutes away. Hours later, when she still hasn’t returned, Elliot sees no choice but to push through his terror, leave the house, and hunt for her. What happens if the last of his medication wears off and the beast starts scratching at the doors of his mind? Everyone has a breaking point — will Elliot come to his? With plot twists and turns that keep readers on the edge of their seats, multi-award-winning author Kevin Brooks offers a high-suspense exploration of fear and what it means to truly be afraid.
Caitlin's life changes from the moment she sees Lucas walking across the causeway one hot summer's day. He is the strangest, most beautiful boy she has ever seen - and when she meets him, her world comes alive. But to others, he quickly becomes an object of jealousy, prejudice and hatred. Caitlin tries to make sense of the injustice that lurks at every unexpected twist and turn, until she realises that she must do what she knows in her heart is right.
Michael "Moo" Nelson is an overweight 15-year-old who suffers relentless teasing from other kids. To find peace, he sits alone high on a bridge and watches traffic flow by. One day on the bridge, he witnesses a murder. When a gangster is framed by police for the crime, Moo faces a hard decision - help the corrupt police, or help a violent criminal? Kevin Brooks delivers an engaging novel that will keep listeners riveted until the end.
PI John Craine is hired to investigate the brutal murder of a Somali youth. The police are treating the murder as a gang-related crime, but the victim's aunt claims the police are trying to cover up her nephew's death. While investigating the case, Craine learns of the sudden death of his friend Leon Mercer. It appears to be a tragic accident, but Craine soon finds himself entangled in two deeply suspicious investigations.
PI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all. But within hours he stumbles across the dead body of a young girl on the beach. When the police arrive the body has inexplicably disappeared. Or did Craine imagine it in the first place? Determined to get at the truth, Craine starts asking questions. But it seems no one on the island is talking. And all too soon he finds himself tangled up in a deadly network of fear and violence...
Finbar reckons today's visit to his dad is going to be like any other. Sit in silence. Watch TV. Eat some chips. The last thing he expects is for a girl to burst in to the house. A girl with a gun. And a bag full of cash. Who is she? What has she done? And will Finbar's life ever be the same again?
On a storm-ravaged night, a nineteen-year-old girl is murdered. Three days later, her two younger brothers set out in search of her killer. Cole is a dark-eyed devil who doesn't care if he lives or dies, while Ruben is a strange child who sometimes, inexplicably, experiences sensations above and beyond his own.
This is the story of the boys' journey from their half-gypsy home in a London junk yard to the ghostly moors of Devon, where they hope and fear to find the truth about their sister's death. It's a long road. It's the road of the dead...
Caitlin is spending the summer on the windswept island that is her home. She is caught between girlhood and maturity, and feels utterly isolated from the rest of the world. Then she meets Lucas, who is the embodiment of freedom and honesty. She is instantly drawn to him. But Caitlin must also grapple with the darker forces that seem to be confronting her family. Lucas himself further complicates matters when he is hunted for an awful crime that Caitlin herself becomes involved in. This gripping story, which takes place over one incredible month, will captivate young adult readers.
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