Sometimes, courage is just knowing what you're more afraid of.
A taut thriller about murder, maths and the mind. Peter Blankman is afraid of everything and must confront unimaginable terror when his mother is attacked.
Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of his family: his scientist mum and his tough twin sister Bel, as well as Ingrid, his only friend.
However, when his mother is found stabbed before an award ceremony and his sister is nowhere to be found, Pete is dragged into a world of espionage and violence where state and family secrets intertwine. Armed only with his extraordinary analytical skills, Peter may just discover that his biggest weakness is his greatest strength.
Book features :
- Both an intelligent, shocking and tightly plotted psychological thriller and a revealing exploration of mental health. The Curious Incident meets The Bourne Identity.
- Tom is an ambassador and blogger for TalkLife, the peer support network for youth mental health.
- This is Tom's first book for teenagers, following his acclaimed urban fantasy trilogy. Of the first in the trilogy, The City's Son, Publishers Weekly said: "Gorgeously written and brimming with bizarre urban creatures, this darkly imagined and sometimes painful tale should delight fans of Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, and Holly Black" (Starred Review)
About the Author
Tom Pollock is the author of urban fantasy trilogy
The Skyscraper Throne and an ambassador for Talklife, the peer support network for youth mental heath.
White Rabbit, Red Wolf is his first book for teenagers. Tom lives and works in London
Industry Reviews
"In this dark and twisted thriller, nothing is what it seems; but Pollock's greatest triumph is the portrait of a psyche at war with itself." * The Guardian *
"This novel has been compared to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, but it is unlike anything else you have read... This book does more than a synopsis can suggest: it is revelatory about mental health, ingeniously constructed and a thrilling ride for sophisticated readers." * Children's Book of the Week in The Sunday Times *
"The web of deception grows more tangled with each page." * The Daily Mail *
Dazzling. It's as though Escher and Schroedinger had collaborated on a thriller. * M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All The Gifts *
"A gripping and gloriously treacherous thriller without guide ropes or safety nets. Leave all certainties by the door." * Frances Hardinge, Costa-award-winning author of The Lie Tree *
