Arabesque - Softcover

Colin Mulhern

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846471486 ISBN 13: 9781846471483

Publisher: Catnip, 2012

Synopsis

Amy May is the best at everything she does. But how do you know you're really the best until you're tested? Until you're pushed to the limit? A botched kidnapping drags Amy and her best friend, Mia, into the depths of a criminal underworld, a world where the players think with bullets and blackmail. But the kidnappers are small-time: it's when the big players come in that this really kicks off, and Amy's friendship is put to the test as her friend Mia is used as leverage. Arms dealer, porn mogul and blackmarket art dealer, Galloway needs an exceptional thief to steal a lost Picasso - the Arabesque and who better than lithe, strong, unexpectedly talented Amy? But talent isn't enough, Galloway needs someone he can trust and he knows Amy won't put a foot wrong if he uses her friend Mia as leverage. But Galloway has underestimated what teenage girls are capable of...

About this title

About the Author

Colin Mulhern left his job as an artist in the computer games industry to help with round-the-clock care for his eldest son, who has cerebral palsy and took a professional approach to writing - something that had previously been only a hobby. Based in the North East, Colin s surroundings provided the inspiration for his first novel, Clash, which received rave reviews ( gets the reader right inside the minds of these teenagers. Parents in Touch) and set the tone for a new, uncompromising and exciting voice in UK YA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Catnip
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846471486
• ISBN 13: 9781846471483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304