The Boy in the Burning House

The Boy in the Burning House

by Tim Wynne Jones (Author)

Synopsis

Jim is just regaining some semblance of a normal life following his father's sudden disappearance, when he is attacked by a crazy girl. Ruth Rose has a wild story to tell about her stepfather, the saintly Father Fisher, and needs someone to believe her - and help her prove it. Gradually Jim is convinced by Ruth Rose and they find themselves tracking a murderer and caught up in a dangerous web of secrets from a dark and unsettling past.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published: 24 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 0746064810
ISBN 13: 9780746064818
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Author Bio
Tim Wynne-Jones was born in Cheshire, but has lived in Canada since he was three, where he now has a considerable reputation and following. The Boy in the Burning House is the first of his books to be published in the UK. It has won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award and the prestigious 'Edgar' Trophy for the best mystery story of the year for young adults, voted for by the Mystery Writers of America. Tim has twice won the Canadian Library Assocation's Book of the Year for Children Award, as well as the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction.