Not cool enough, not clever enough, not street enough for anyone to notice
me. I was the kid people looked straight through. NOT ANY MORE. NOT SINCE MR
ORANGE. Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum a promise – he'll never
follow his big brother, Andre, down the wrong path. So far, it's been easy, but
when a date ends in tragedy, Marlon finds himself hunted. They're after the
mysterious Mr Orange, and they're going to use Marlon to get to him.
Marlon's out of choices – can he become the person he never wanted to be, to
protect everyone he loves?
Author Biography
Patrice Lawrence was born in Brighton and brought up in an Italian-Trinidadian
household in Mid Sussex. She found her way to east London in the ‘90s and
lives there with a partner, a teenager and a cat called Stormageddon. She has
been writing for as long as she has been reading. She loves crime fiction,
sci-fi and trying to grow things. Her ideal mixtape includes drum 'n’ bass,
Bruce Springsteen and Studio Ghibli soundtracks. Music can't help creeping into
her books.
Shortlist, 2016 Costa Children’s Book Award
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner!
