Becca King and her mother are on the run from her stepfather who
has used Becca's talent for hearing 'whispers' to make
a large and illegal sum of money. Now their options for safety are
running out. In the town of Langley on Whidbey Island, Becca finds
refuge in the home of her mother's childhood friend while her
mother continues on to Canada in search of safety.
But on her first day in town Becca meets sixteen years old Derric
Nyombe Matheson a Ugandan orphan who was adopted as a ten-year-old
by the town's Deputy Sheriff. Derric has a secret that no one
on Whidbey Island knows. Derric and Becca form an un-severable
bond. Becca is convinced that she's the only person who can
truly help him, and just maybe Derric can convince Becca that life
is too short to live on the run.
'Action-packed, mysterious, and somewhat creepy ... A combination of great characters and relationships have this novel raising the bar when it comes to today's YA fiction' -- Suspense Magazine Praise for BELIEVING THE LIE: 'A fascinating read.' -- Woman 20120116 'Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up' -- Daily Telegraph 20120116 'She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue.' -- Guardian 20120116 'The author writes brilliantly and has an incredible ability to set a scene and create characters you want to know more about.' -- Sun 20120116
Die Amerikanerin Elizabeth George hatte von Jugend an ein ausgeprägtes Faible für die britische Krimitradition. Psychologische Raffinesse, präziser Spannungsaufbau und ein unfehlbarer Sinn für Dramatik charakterisieren ihre Bücher. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Anthony Award, dem Agatha Award und dem Grand Prix de Litérature Policière. Die Autorin lebt in Huntington Beach/Kalifornien.
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