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Better the Devil

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Desperate to escape conversion therapy, a queer 16-year-old runaway steals the identity of a missing boy. But when Nathaniel Beaumont’s family come to take him home, ‘Nate’ is trapped in a web of lies. Then he meets Miles – the cute, clever and true-crime-obsessed boy next-door – and his cover is blown. Rather than turn him in, Miles agrees to help ‘Nate’ in exchange for exposing the truth about what happened to his childhood friend. But as their investigation turns dangerous and their feelings turn real, time is running out to discover why Nathaniel Beaumont disappeared – and who might want to keep it that way.

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ISBN: 9781444973556 Category: Young Adult Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationships, Interest age: from c 14 years
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Get ready for queer mayhem in this gritty psychological thriller filled with stolen identity, true crime and first love, from the bestselling author of All That’s Left in the World. For fans of One of Us Is Lying, The Reappearance of Rachel Price and They Both Die at the End.

Desperate to escape a family who will never accept him, a queer runaway in police custody borrows the identity of a boy who vanished years ago: Nate Beaumont. But when Nate’s family come to take him home, he’s trapped in a web of lies.

Then he meets Miles – the cute, clever and true-crime obsessed boy next door – who knows more than it seems. Unexpectedly, Miles agrees to help, in exchange for uncovering the truth about what happened years ago to his childhood best friend. As their investigation turns dangerous, their feelings turn real.

Time is running out.
They don’t know who to trust.
And someone is watching who wants to keep this case cold.

Will they find the missing boy . . . or will they find each other?

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“Brimming with darkness and suspense, each page of Better the Devil ramps up on a slow, creeping dread until the explosive, incredibly tense climax. A smart, sinister book that also explores themes of self-acceptance and identity – I flew through it”
– Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills

“Twisty, thrilling, unputdownable – Better the Devil will grip you, break your heart, and make you constantly look over your shoulder.”
– David Fenne, author of Overemotional

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Weight 0.283 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3 cm
Author

Brown, Erik J.

Publisher

Hodder Children's Books

Imprint

Hodder Children's Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

392

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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