Marked for Death

Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury delivers a gripping, supernatural teen thriller as videoing without consent leads to deadly consequences for Liv and her friends.

Messing about on the train home from school, Liv’s friend Sophie angles her phone to film a strange old woman sitting in their carriage with a cat. There’s an argument when the woman objects, and Sophie is scratched by the cat before the odd pair vanish.

Hours later, Sophie is dead. The police report it as a tragic accident, but shortly afterwards, Mickey is the second of the friends to be scratched. And the second to die.

Liv finds the circumstances too strange to be a coincidence, but can she piece together what is happening and how to stop it before it’s too late?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

Reviews

"Once this creepy cautionary tale sinks its claws into you, there's no escape until it's over. Unsettling and downright scary, it'll leave its mark on your nightmares." – S.J. Wills

About the author

Melinda Salisbury is the bestselling author of multiple YA novels, including the Sin Eater’s Daughter series and the State of Sorrow duology. Her books have been published in 15 countries to date and been collectively nominated for numerous national and international awards and accolades, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the YA Book Prize, the Branford Boase and the Carnegie Medal.