Edge of Nowhere

#1 international bestselling author Elizabeth George enters the world of young adult fiction with the first in a four book series set on Washington’s remote Whidbey Island. Told in George’s signature multi-layered style, THE EDGE OF NOWHERE (Viking; on sale September 4, 2012; $18.99) is an atmospheric coming of age story that follows a young woman who hears “whispers,” other people’s thoughts, and the dangerous game she must play after escaping her threatening stepfather and taking on a new identity.

When Becca King comes to Whidbey Island, she anticipates a short visit with her mother’s old friend, while her mother finds them a new home far from her stepfather. When Becca finds herself virtually abandoned on the island, she must find a way to survive there, helped by a cast of characters that includes Derric, a Ugandan orphan adopted by a local family, Seth, a drop-out jazz musician, and Debbie, who’s reeling from the death of her daughter. A terrible accident—which may or may not have been an attempted murder—impacts everyone on the island, especially Becca.

With elements of the paranormal and of romance, THE EDGE OF NOWHERE is a haunting tale about a young woman with a secret who suddenly finds herself alone on an island filled with strangers and more than a few mysteries.

Elizabeth George is an international bestselling novelist. Her work includes A Great Deliverance, and seventeen more novels about her best-loved character, Inspector Thomas Lynley, as well as two collections of short stories. She has won the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and France’s Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere for her novel A Great Deliverance. Most of her novels have been filmed for television by the BBC and have been broadcast in the US on PBS Mystery. Her books have been published in 18 countries. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Learn more at www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com.