Calling a Dead Man

Gillian Cross author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:6th May '10

£7.99

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In a sinister Siberian landscape, an English girl searches for the truth about her brother's death.

How did John Cox die? His sister Hayley thinks she knows so, along with John's friend Annie, she travels to Russia to visit the site of the explosion that killed him. But they soon realize there is more to John's death than meets the eye, and certain people are desperate to keep them from finding out the truth.John Cox is dead, killed in an explosion while at work. His younger sister Hayley can't believe he's gone. Determined to see the place of his death, she flies to Moscow with John's fiancée, Annie-but the site they're shown isn't where John died. Suddenly it seems that there's more to his death than a tragic accident. Using a tracking system to locate John's mobile phone, Hayley and Annie find the real site of the explosion . . . but they are completely at the mercy of John's former Russian boss and his English speaking son, who have taken them there. Upon recovering the phone, it's clear that John is still alive. Meanwhile, in the Siberian forest, John is being nursed back from the brink of death by a village woman. As he slowly recovers he begins to piece together the truth: he's at the heart of a dangerous power struggle between two brothers who are desperate to silence him-for good.

A roller-coaster of a ride * The Guardian *
A riveting teenage thriller * The Daily Mail *
Extraordinary and ambitious . . . this convincing, dark story is one of the author's best * The Independent *
A skilful thriller * The Independent on Sunday *
Absorbing and powerful * Children's Book News *
A thrilling and compelling novel * Books for Keeps *
A complex and wonderfully gripping adventure thriller . . . Definitely one of Gillian's best * Teen Titles *

ISBN: 9780192755889

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 17mm

Weight: 183g

256 pages

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