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White Rabbit, Red Wolf (Paperback)
Tom Pollock (author)Published: 03/05/2018
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2019
'A gripping and gloriously treacherous thriller without guide ropes or safety nets. Leave all certainties by the door.' - Frances Hardinge
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.
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781406378177
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 277 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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'Dazzling. It's as though Escher and Schroedinger had collaborated on a thriller.' - M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All The Gifts
'White Rabbit, Red Wolf is incredible. My mind is blown. It's thrilling, SO smart and packs an emotional punch. A Beautiful Mind meets The Bourne Identity with complicated and fascinating teenage protagonists. Author Tom Pollock skillfully weaves together mental health, complicated mathematics, murder, and mystery - resulting in a brilliant and unforgettable psychological thriller.' - Katherine Webber, author of Wing Jones
'A gripping and gloriously treacherous thriller without guide ropes or safety nets. Leave all certainties by the door.' - Frances Hardinge
'Breathless, smart, twisty and heartfelt! Like a YA Le Carre'. - Kim Curran, author of Shift
'Exceptional. It's funny, bleak and emotionally brutal, and had me permanently on the edge of my seat.' - Jon Courtenay Grimwood
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