Synopses & Reviews
Carl Hobbes may have escaped from Camp Twilightand#8212;the most secure military prison in the northern hemisphereand#8212;but now heand#8217;s being pursued by a ruthless bounty hunter and an Al-Qaeda assassin. Wanted dead by one and alive by the other, he must call upon his skills as a manipulator of both systems and people to survive. With no second chances available, can he play one enemy against the other in his bid to live another day? Packed with action and a plot that doesnand#8217;t quit, andlt;Iandgt;Goldstrike andlt;/Iandgt;is a riveting teen thriller in the vein of Anthony Horowitz and James Patterson.
Synopsis
A fugitive teenager hacks into a state-of-the-art computer guarding priceless goods while on the run from the government and assassins, in Whyman's follow-up to "Icecore."
Synopsis
In Goldstrike, a fugitive teenager hacks into a state-of-the-art computer guarding priceless goods while on the run from the government and assassins.
About the Author
Matt Whyman is a distinctive contemporary voice in childrenand#8217;s and adult writing. After graduating from the University of East Angliaand#8217;s MA in Creative Writing, Mattand#8217;s career as a writer has taken him from Agony Uncle columns (andlt;iandgt;Bliss andlt;/iandgt;magazine and andlt;iandgt;AOLandlt;/iandgt;) and teen self-help guides to the cutting edge of both adult and childrenand#8217;s fiction. His critically acclaimed young adult novel andlt;iandgt;Boy Kills Man andlt;/iandgt;was short-listed for several awards, including the 2004 Teenage Book Prize, and praised by Melvin Burgess: andlt;iandgt;and#8216;Bold, chilling and beautifully writtenand#8217;andlt;/iandgt;. It is currently in development as a feature film with the producers of the cult film andlt;iandgt;Kidulthoodandlt;/iandgt;. Matt is married with four children (and an enormous dog) and lives in West Sussex, England.