Afraid by Mandasue Heller

Afraid by Mandasue Heller

When fifteen-year-old Skye's mother finally does something so shocking that it can't be hushed up, the police turn Skye over to the social workers - and that's when the nightmare begins. No one will let her talk to her father. And the woman who is supposed to be helping her dumps her in a terrifying 'home' that's more like a jail. But she still has one friend to turn to: the sympathetic girl she's met in an internet chat room, the one who seems to have a home life as unhappy as Skye's. So when Jade offers Skye - now alone in Manchester and nearly penniless - a safe place to stay, Skye is willing to trust her. Even when it isn't Jade who turns up at the rendezvous, but a grown-up man who says he's Jade's brother . . .

LOST ANGEL is a shining example of the rule that the best crime fiction isn't just about crime; it's also about family, relationships, love. . and hate. From The Godfather to The Sopranos, these are the stories that grip us most intensely. And Heller is at the top of her game with this one--it's captivating from first page to last. - Jeffery Deaver on LOST ANGEL

A hectic pace . . . will please fans of Martina Cole. - Bella on LOST ANGEL

Mandasue has played a real blinder with this fantastic novel. - Martina Cole on FORGET ME NOT

Mandasue Heller was born in Cheshire and moved to Manchester in 1982. She spent ten years living in the notorious Hulme Crescents which have since become the background to her novels. Not only is she a talented writer, but she has also sung in cabaret and rock groups, seventies soul cover bands and blues jam bands.

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ISBN 13	9781444769517
ISBN 10	1444769510
Title	Afraid
Author	Mandasue Heller
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2015-01-01
Number of pages	352
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