"A gripping and gloriously treacherous thriller without guide ropes or safety nets. Leave all certainties by the door." Frances Hardinge

A taut thriller about murder, maths and the mind. Peter Blankman is afraid of everything and must confront unimaginable terror when his mother is attacked.

Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of his family: his scientist mum and his tough twin sister Bel, as well as Ingrid, his only friend. However, when his mother is found stabbed before an award ceremony and his sister is nowhere to be found, Pete is dragged into a world of espionage and violence where state and family secrets intertwine. Armed only with his extraordinary analytical skills, Peter may just discover that his biggest weakness is his greatest strength.

About the Author
Tom Pollock is the author of urban fantasy trilogy The Skyscraper Throne. White Rabbit, Red Wolf is his first book for teenagers. Tom lives in London and you can follow him on Twitter: @tomhpollock

Reviews
"In this dark and twisted thriller, nothing is what it seems; but Pollock's greatest triumph is the portrait of a psyche at war with itself." * The Guardian *
"This novel has been compared to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, but it is unlike anything else you have read... This book does more than a synopsis can suggest: it is revelatory about mental health, ingeniously constructed and a thrilling ride for sophisticated readers." * Children's Book of the Week in The Sunday Times *
"The web of deception grows more tangled with each page." * The Daily Mail *
Dazzling. It's as though Escher and Schroedinger had collaborated on a thriller. * M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All The Gifts *
"A gripping and gloriously treacherous thriller without guide ropes or safety nets. Leave all certainties by the door." * Frances Hardinge, Costa-award-winning author of The Lie Tree *


Awards
Winner of Oxfordshire Book Award 2018 (UK). Short-listed for CrimeFest Awards (Best Crime Novel for YA) 2019 (UK) and YA Book Prize 2019 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781406378177
Author Tom Pollock
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm