The Edge Of The Shadows (book 3 Of The Edge Of Nowhere Series)

By (author) Elizabeth George; By (author) Elizabeth George
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The third novel in Elizabeth George''s Young Adult series. This genre-bending work combines Elizabeth''s flair for crime and suspense novels with the paranormal.
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Whidbey Island is ablaze.

Late summer on Whidbey Island after nine weeks of no rain and fire season has arrived . . . along with a fire starter who soon begins tormenting the residents of this peaceful Pacific Northwest idyll with fires that escalate in intensity. Becca King and her friends Jenn and Derric are with her at the county fair when the third fire starts in a shed housing animals. The shed is destroyed, some of the animals are killed, and Becca hears from the nearby forest the ''whispers'' of the fire starter who has remained to watch the havoc. More fires ensue and the situation escalates until someone dies. Becca thinks she knows who''s behind it all, but only with the help of her friends and the development of her own incipient psychic talents can the perpetrator be brought to justice.

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Action-packed, mysterious, and somewhat creepy ... Raising the bar when it comes to today''s YA fiction.
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In combining her skills in crime writing with an obvious flair for the supernatural this award-winning author creates a wonderful tale.
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The author writes brilliantly and has an incredible ability to set a scene and create characters you want to know more about.
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Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up.
Biographical note
Elizabeth George is the author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. She won the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France. In 1990 she was awarded the prestigious German prize for international mystery fiction, the MIMI. Her novels have now been adapted for television by the BBC. The Edge of Nowhere, her first young adult novel, was a finalist for both the Edgar and the Agatha awards. An Edgar and Macavity Nominee as well as a New York Times and international bestselling author, Elizabeth George lives on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington. She keeps a website at www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com
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''Action-packed, mysterious, and somewhat creepy . . . A combination of great characters and relationships has this novel raising the bar when it comes to today''s YA fiction'' Suspense Magazine

The first fire may have been an accident, but what about the second? And the third - the one that killed someone?

Becca King and her friends wonder if one of the newcomers to the island is to blame. Perhaps it''s Isis Martin''s brother, Aidan, just home from a school for troubled teens. Or Parker Natalia, a talented musician fired by his band mates for unknown reasons.

Meanwhile, Becca''s education in the paranormal continues, as Diana Kinsale encourages her to explore her growing extrasensory abilities.

Beautiful Whidbey Island may seem like a tranquil haven, but all is not as it seems.

The third book in the Whidbey Island saga confirms Elizabeth George''s place as a top-notch writer of suspense novels.

Elizabeth George is the creator of the Inspector Lynley novels. The Edge of Nowhere, her first young adult novel, was a finalist for both the Edgar and the Agatha awards. She lives on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington. www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com Twitter: @lynleymysteries

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Action-packed, mysterious, and somewhat creepy . . . Raising the bar when it comes to today''s YA fiction - Suspense Magazine