It starts with the phone call, late at night. The mysterious boy says he is dying. Dusty doesn't want to get involved - but the boy seems to have a link to the one person who's most important to her. Soon she has been drawn in - and now she has to deal with the other people who are looking for the boy - the violent man and his two sons, and the police too . . . Yet throughout all this, Dusty senses the presence of a boy who is not dying, a strange elusive boy who can show her what happened to her missing brother and solve the greatest mystery of her life. Where he is, who he is, why he wants to die, she cannot say. Only one thing is certain. Finding him will be dangerous. Salient Features Eagerly-awaiting new novel from one of the country's foremost writers for this age group - first published in hardback in September 06 Mysterious, yet very real and gritty - a gripping story from the very first line Tim's previous two novels Starseeker and Apocalypse were published to huge critical acclaim and achieved fantastic sales High profile author who attends many festivals and events, as well as doing a large number of school visits An author that teenagers relate to - Tim has a large fan base which is growing by the day