Let the Light In (David Fickling) sees award-winning writer Jenny Downham join forces with her son, Louis Hill, to create a powerful story of siblings coming to terms with the death of their father. Seventeen-year-old Leah finds solace in a secret relationship with a married man while her younger brother, Charlie, is tempted by a seemingly unmissable opportunity to make money, their actions ultimately colliding in a shock wave of secrets and lies. It’s a compassionate, tenderly told family drama, with complex, nuanced characters at its heart.
Ravena Guron, a rising star of the YA thriller genre, is back with Mondays Are Murder (Usborne). Returning to her sleepy home town a year after the death of best friend Ivy, Kay is greeted with a sinister anonymous note promising an alliterative crime for each day of the week, culminating in her murder on Monday. Who is behind the threats and what is their link to Ivy? Meticulous plotting and killer twists drive Kay’s quest to uncover the culprit in this deliciously compulsive read.
