: 2007

Double or Die
by
Charlie Higson

Publisher's description
Kidnap, violence, explosions, murder - it's no ordinary weekend. But then, James Bond is no ordinary boy ...In North London cemetery, a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. A suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just forty-eight hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. And, if the professor can't escape, it's not only his future under threat. It's the rest of the world's ...

The Foreshadowing
by
Marcus Sedgwick

Publisher's description
In 1915 Sasha (Alexandra) Fox is 17 years old, and lives in her family home, a large house in Brighton. Sasha has a privileged background. Her father is an eminent doctor at the local hospital and Sasha is from an era where young ladies were not expected to work, but to marry well. Sasha's future seems to be mapped out. However, the Great War alters this perspective.

The Lurkers
by
Charles Butler

Publisher's description
This is a disturbing tale of strange and dangerous beings beyond the physical world. When Verity sees a weird semi-visible figure, her brother John tells her it is a harmless Lurker. But Lurkers feed on human imagination and this one is using John to become more solid and independent. When Verity discovers the Lurker's secret plan, she must fight to save her brother's mind.


Leaving Poppy
by
Kate Cann

Publisher's description
Amber's family think she's gone to Cornwall on holiday, but really she's left home. She's forging a new life - she feels bad because her mother and Poppy need her, but she's got to make the break, get out of their clutches...Then Amber falls ill and her family come to look after her. Something in the house responds to Poppy's presence, something malign and threatening. When Poppy moves into the attic, it gets even stronger, until evil seems to permeate everywhere and Amber thinks she might never be able to escape...

Rift
by
Beverley Birch

Publisher's description
This is an edge-of-your-seat mystery-thriller. In a vast African landscape four teenagers and a journalist vanish without a trace from camp. As Ella, the sister of one of the missing girls, helps Inspector Murothi piece together what happened, she realises there are terrifying possibilities for her sister and the four others. When one of the missing turns up - but with no memory of what has happened...they begin to wonder whether they are already too late...