Description
Winner of the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2017.
A haunting YA thriller unfolds on an isolated beach.
Heather agrees to a group camping holiday with Dougie and his friends because she's desperate to get closer to him. But when the two of them disturb a pagan burial site above the beach, she becomes certain that they have woken a malevolent spirit. Something is alive out there in the pitch-black dark, and it is planning to wreak deadly revenge.
One year later Heather knows that she was very lucky to escape Black Cairn Point but she is still waiting for Dougie to wake from his coma. If he doesn't, how will she prove her sanity, and her innocence?
A chilling and atmospheric thriller from unflinching and award-winning writer Claire McFall.
A haunting YA thriller unfolds on an isolated beach
About the Author
Claire McFall grew up just south of Glasgow in the heart of Celtic and Rangers country. She teaches English in a secondary school in Peebles, Scotland, where she lives. Her debut novel, FERRYMAN, was long-listed for the Branford Boase Award, nominated for the Carnegie Medal and won a Scottish Children's Book Award. Follow Claire at www.clairemcfall.co.uk or on Twitter: @mcfall_claire
Reviews
Gripping, constantly surprising, and with a truly shocking finale, this book proves yet again that McFall is one of the most fearless voices for YA fiction in Scotland -- Jasmine Fassl * The Scotsman *
Awards
Winner of Scottish Book Trust Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2016.
Book Information
ISBN 9781471404870
Author Claire McFall
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Hot Key Books
Publisher Hot Key Books
Weight(grams) 219g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 17mm
