Chapters (90)
- Cover
- About the Author
- Praise for Malorie Blackman’s books
- Also available by Malorie Blackman for young adult readers
- Dedication
- Family Tree
- Epigraph
- NOW
- one. Tobey
- two. Libby
- Then
- three. Place Names
- four. Isabella Monroe
- five. Kellan Bruemann
- NOW
- six. Libby
- Daily Shouter Online
- Then
- seven. Patrix Ellerman
- eight. Tobey Durbridge
- nine. Circulating
- NOW
- ten. Troy
- Then
- eleven. Owen Dowd
- twelve. Eva Foxton
- thirteen. Tom Jeavons
- NOW
- Then
- fourteen. Sephy Ealing
- fifteen. The Night That Would Never End
- NOW
- sixteen. Sephy
- seventeen. Libby
- eighteen. Sephy
- nineteen. Tobey
- twenty. Sephy
- twenty-one. Libby
- twenty-two. Troy
- twenty-three. Libby
- twenty-four. Tobey
- twenty-five. Troy
- twenty-six. Callie
- twenty-seven. Tobey
- twenty-eight. Troy
- twenty-nine. Callie
- thirty. Sephy
- thirty-one. Libby
- thirty-two. Sephy
- thirty-three. Tobey
- thirty-four. Sephy
- thirty-five. Troy
- thirty-six. Callie
- thirty-seven. Tobey
- thirty-eight. Callie
- thirty-nine. Sephy
- forty. Tobey
- forty-one. Sephy
- forty-two. Troy
- forty-three. Callie
- forty-four. Sephy
- forty-five. Libby
- forty-six. Sephy
- forty-seven. Troy
- forty-eight. Tobey
- forty-nine. Sephy
- fifty. Libby
- fifty-one. Sephy
- fifty-two. Callie
- fifty-three. Tobey
- fifty-four. Sephy
- fifty-five. Troy
- fifty-six. Libby
- fifty-seven. Callie
- fifty-eight. Sephy
- fifty-nine. Tobey
- sixty. Callie
- sixty-one. Sephy
- sixty-two. Tobey
- sixty-three. Sephy
- sixty-four. Tobey
- sixty-five. Troy
- sixty-six. Callie
- THREE MONTHS LATER
- sixty-seven. Tobey
- sixty-eight. Troy
- sixty-nine. Callie
- seventy. Libby
- Acknowledgements
- THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Damn it. It was those sorts of declarations that had me – and kept me – wrapped round her little finger. We stepped out into the underground car park where I kept my three private cars – a compact, a luxury saloon and an SUV, all black, of course. I led the way to the SUV. The sender of the ransom note was right about one thing. I’d give anything and everything I had to get Liberty and Troy safely home again, even if the cost was great. Even if the cost was everything. But we still had a few hours before the deadline.
Time enough to put a plan of my own into motion.
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BREAKING NEWS. Prime Minister reveals all after being accused of having an NF tattoo
Prime Minister Tobias Durbridge today revealed his chest to the world after being accused by an ex-girlfriend of having a Nought Forever tattoo over his heart. Nought Forever are a banned militant group who have been responsible for a number of atrocities over the last few decades, though their popularity and influence have declined in recent years.
Bella Monroe stated this morning that the Prime Minister used to be a member of Nought Forever and had a tattoo to commemorate and celebrate that fact. Tobey Durbridge showed his chest to Daily Shouter reporters earlier today to disprove that claim. Indeed, he does have a tattoo on his chest, but the writing inside a red heart reads Callie Forever. Who is this mysterious Callie? Sources close to the PM have suggested that it may be Callie Rose Hadley, barrister and granddaughter of the late Kamal Hadley, MP, though this has yet to be confirmed.
The Daily Shouter has reached out to Bella Monroe for a comment.
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forty-one. Sephy
‘George, thanks for letting me do this.’
The butler nodded as he led the way to Dan’s study. I don’t know what I’d been expecting, but the place was immaculate and the sweet, distinctive smell of leather polish and vanilla hung in the air.
‘The police have gathered all the evidence they can so there’s no reason not to let you look around,’ said George.
‘Did the police leave everything as they found it?’ I asked, glancing about me as we walked.
George’s snort of derision was immediate. He instantly looked contrite. ‘I’m sorry, Mrs Ealing. That was very unprofessional of me.’
‘But human.’ I smiled. ‘And please call me Sephy.’
‘That wouldn’t be appropriate, Mrs Ealing,’ he said.