When fourteen-year-old Elliot Sutton arrives at HolminsterHigh, he's determined not to stand out. He simply can't let himself become a target again--not like he was at his last school. This time, he's a new Elliot. Tough. Impenetrable. But then he meets the Guardians, a group of upperclassmen that secretly rule Holminster with a quiet and anonymous terror. Obsessed with George Orwell's book 1984, they desire power for the sake of power--and they always get what they want. Now, they want Elliot. Not to terrorize . . . but to join them. Can Elliot face his new future, or will he become his own...

November 2005 marks the tenth anniversary of the conviction of Rose West, serving ten life sentences for her part in the Cromwell Street murders. Telling the story from a police perspective, this book explores the court processes, the complications of the

Einsame Opfer - verschworene TterDu musst in der richtigen Weise bemerkt werden - das hat Elliot aus den bitteren Erfahrungen in der Vergangenheit gelernt. Jetzt, an seiner neuen Schule, wird er sich nicht mehr in die Opferrolle drngen lassen. Er wird einen neuen Elliot erfinden, der so kaltbltig und abgebrht ist, dass ihn nie wieder jemand verletzen kann. Das Ergebnis bertriftt seine khnsten Trume - zum ersten Mal im Leben hat Elliot Macht. Aber Macht hat einen furchtbaren Preis