Author:Helen Grant
Veerle has moved to Ghent to start a new life with her father and his girlfriend, she's isolated and alone. But not as alone as she had thought . . .
Veerle recognises a familiar face in the crowds one day, a face connected to a past that she has been fighting to get over, a past that involved murder.
A spate of deaths hit the city but has Death followed Veerle to Ghent or is this something new?
Dark, atmospheric writing . . . briliantly controlled tension'
—— Daily MailThe perfect book . . . heart-stoppingly scary
—— BookwitchCaptivating from the first page . . . [Grant] is a first-class storyteller, and her books are thrillers that actually thrill
—— Young PostMake[s] the kind of breathtaking journey I wanted to begin again the moment I'd finished
—— Awfully Big ReviewsFans of Grey's work will once again relish the hectic pace of her storytelling, its humour, its intertextual allusions, its typographical playfulness and its general layout.
—— Robert Dunbar , Irish TimesMini Grey's extra details and clues in her artwork are always so entertaining and hopefully this is just the beginning for this charming and astute mouse and his detecting friend Emily.
—— The GuardianIt's full of hilarious tiny details, which our sharp-eyed hero - and clever parents and children - can spot to solve the mysteries.
—— The Oxford TimesThis is picture book storytelling at its best. Text and illustration perfectly integrated so that the eye moves easily across the page and the attention is held. Every page is carefully designed allowing different perspectives, creating excitement and movement through the juxtaposition of whole page and split page spreads as well as techniques adopted from graphic novel or film. There are not enough picture books that can reach older children. This is one - and it is a delight.
—— Books for KeepsThis is an utterly delightful book, packed with quirky text and illustrations and reall unusual.
—— Parents in TouchHow can you not want to read this book over and over again? How can you not want to share it with everyone you meet?
—— Xena's Mom , Librarian's QuestMini Grey is as skilful as ever as she unravels a complex, tragic and very funny story through action-packed illustrations, captions and speech bubbles.
—— Guardian ReviewA gentle, entertaining story.
—— Daily MailA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year—and it's an "Outstanding Merit" title!
—— Bank Street College of Education , The Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 EditionThe pace is relentless
—— HeatAction-packed.
—— MTV.comA cut above anything else in the genre
—— Sunday TelegraphBorrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school
—— People MagazineA cut above anything else in the genre
—— Sunday TelegraphBorrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school
—— People Magazine