A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for a summer romance—and no premonition of trouble. Busy with his job and soon in love with Jenny, whose cheerful surface belies the dark uncertainty of her past, Chris misses all the signs of danger. Before he knows it, he’s caught in the sinister web of a criminal whose desire for revenge crushes all those who stand in his way.
“The story line will hook readers and hold them . . . a pageturner that raises some unsettling questions about trust and betrayal and the nature of good and evil.”—School Library Journal
“An engrossing, tragic story with rare depth of feeling. . . . Readers won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Fans of Robert Cormier should appreciate this tense thriller.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
About The White Mercedes
A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for a summer romance—and no premonition of trouble. Busy with his job and soon in love with Jenny, whose cheerful surface belies the dark uncertainty of her past, Chris misses all the signs of danger. Before he knows it, he’s caught in the sinister web of a criminal whose desire for revenge crushes all those who stand in his way.
“The story line will hook readers and hold them . . . a pageturner that raises some unsettling questions about trust and betrayal and the nature of good and evil.”—School Library Journal
“An engrossing, tragic story with rare depth of feeling. . . . Readers won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Fans of Robert Cormier should appreciate this tense thriller.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling writers at work today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all… More about Philip Pullman
About Philip Pullman
PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling writers at work today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all… More about Philip Pullman
