Author Description

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.