Awards

• Short-listed for The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013
• Winner of The Crowvus Ghost Story Contest 2020
• Winner of The Next Novelist Award 2013

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A gripping suspense novel with twists and turns and a nail-biting finale. Her best friend has vanished. Her only ally is her friend's aloof brother. Can they solve a deadly mystery, before they become the next victims? Fourteen-year-old Holly Champion is devastated when, following a traumatic incident, her father sends her away to an exclusive school in Cornwall. Acorn Academy, a magnificent clifftop mansion, looks stunning, but why are the students so docile and obedient? Why does the principal seem to dislike Holly so much? And what happened to the mysterious Lydia, who occupied Holly’s room before her? When her new friend Jess vanishes without trace, Holly's only ally is Jess's aloof brother Adam. Together they must risk their lives in a terrifying struggle, racing against the clock to expose a shocking plot.

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Teresa Bassett writes mysteries and adventure stories for young and young-at-heart adults, mostly set in her home county of Cornwall, UK. A graduate of the University of Bath, she formerly worked as a foreign languages teacher, magazine writer and translator. She also spent eleven years with educational charity The Eden Project, where she learned all kinds of wonderful things about plants and people. Over the years, Teresa has travelled far and wide, including working and studying in Germany and Italy. She now lives with husband Mark and feisty cockatiel Lucy in a house she helped to build in the Cornish tin-mining village where she was born. When not writing, Teresa loves to spend time walking, cooking or working (aka daydreaming) in her wildlife garden. You can find Teresa at https://linktr.ee/teresabassett

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