Odd Child Out
The most heart-stopping crime thriller you'll read this year from a Richard & Judy Book Club author
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4.3 • 16 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
'A hugely satisfying and thrilling read' Shari Lapena
From the internationally bestselling author of the Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Nanny, this is a whip-smart crime thriller about buried secrets and painful secrets coming to light
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Two best friends. One terrible event.
Abdi Mahal and Noah Sadler have been inseparable since they met. They've stuck together, even when their peers have excluded them. But when a horrifying incident leaves Noah in a coma and fighting for his life, Abdi is too traumatised to say anything about what happened.
DI Jim Clemo, freshly returned to work after an enforced leave of absence, is tasked to investigate. And against a backdrop of a city where racial tensions are running high, he must determine what really happened to drive two teenage boys into a situation so desperate.
Everything rests on one of the boys talking. But one can't talk. And one won't.
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PRAISE FOR GILLY MACMILLAN:
'Amazing, gripping, beautifully written' LIANE MORIARTY
'Deserves to stay on the bestseller list' DAILY MAIL
'Electrifyingly good. An absolute firecracker of a thriller' SUNDAY MIRROR
'Deceptively clever. I found myself racing through to find out what happened' ROSAMUND LUPTON
'A nail-biting, sleep-depriving, brilliant read' SASKIA SARGINSON
'A very clever, tautly-plotted page-turner' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'You won't rest until you know what happened' LISA BALLANTYNE
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Noah Sadler, a native-born British boy, and Abdi Mahad, a refugee from Somalia, become best friends at Medes College, a prestigious Bristol secondary school, in this engrossing novel from Macmillan (The Perfect Girl). Late one night, Noah and Abdi meet on the bank of the Feeder Canal, into which Noah falls. Det. Insp. Jim Clemo takes charge of the subsequent investigation to ascertain whether Abdi pushed Noah or it was an accident. Neither boy can give a version of what happened: Noah because he's in an induced coma, and Abdi because he remains mute, either refusing to cooperate or deeply in shock. When crime reporter Emma Zhang, Jim's former lover, hears of the incident, she seeks out Noah's parents. Her reporting, however, threatens to inflame anti-immigrant sentiments, particularly by raising the suspicion that the police are holding back so as not to exacerbate racial tensions. Both Noah's and Abdi's families are forced to confront emotions and secrets buried over the years. The action builds to a shattering conclusion.
