Black Rabbit Summer is an intense page-turner from award-winning, young adult writer Kevin Brooks. A group of old friends, affected by drugs, alcohol, and memories, find themselves in the middle of a crime scene.

Pete Boland was busy doing nothing that summer. Long, stiflingly hot, lazy days stretched ahead of him.

Then she called.

It was Nicole.

'Listen, Pete. . . you know that funfair, up at the recreation ground...I thought we could all meet up...you know, for old times sake.'

But, where there are old times there are old tensions. And as secrets, bitterness and jealousies resurface, five old friends are plunged into the worst night of their lives. . .

'A masterly writer, and this book would put many authors of 'grown up' detective fiction to shame' Mail on Sunday

'A compulsive atmospheric mystery' Sunday Times

'Gripping, disturbing...brilliant' Sunday Express

Kevin Brooks is the award-winning author of nine gripping teenage novels, usually with a thrilling detective twist. His novels, Being, iBoy, Killing God (published as Dawn in the USA) and Naked are also available from Penguin. Kevin's brand new novel, The Bunker Diary, will be published in 2013. If you enjoyed Black Rabbit Summer and want to get inside more of your favourite books, then check out spinebreakers.co.uk for exclusive author interviews, competitions, and much more.

About the Author
Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter, Devon, and he studied in Birmingham and London. He had a varied working life, with jobs in a crematorium, a zoo, a garage and a post office, before - happily - giving it all up to write books. Kevin is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels and now lives in North Yorkshire.

Reviews

Praise for Kevin Brooks:

'Complex and involving, this is his [Brooks's] best book since the wonderful Lucas, and it deserves every success' - Bookseller (on Black Rabbit Summer)

'He's an original. And he writes one hell of a story' - Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now (on Being)

'Watch this guy, he's good' - Melvin Burgess, author of Junk (on Martyn Pig)

'. . . you want to tell everyone how good it is' - Sunday Times (on Lucas)

Praise for Kevin Brooks:

'Complex and involving, this is his [Brooks's] best book since the wonderful Lucas, and it deserves every success' - Bookseller (on Black Rabbit Summer)

'He's an original. And he writes one hell of a story' - Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now (on Being)

'Watch this guy, he's good' - Melvin Burgess, author of Junk (on Martyn Pig)

'. . . you want to tell everyone how good it is' - Sunday Times (on Lucas)

Awards
Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2009.



Book Information
ISBN 9780141319117
Author Kevin Brooks
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 309g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 27mm