Cette auteure se consacre principalement aux thrillers captivants, tout en ayant exploré des histoires d'amour pour jeunes adultes. Son œuvre plonge souvent dans les profondeurs psychologiques, offrant aux lecteurs des intrigues prenantes et pleines de suspense. Son style se distingue par sa capacité à tenir le lecteur en haleine en explorant les complexités des motivations humaines.
An adrenaline-fuelled race against time for World Book Day, from the Queen of teen thrillers and author of Girl, Missing, million-copy selling Sophie McKenzie. Cousins Ellen and Harlan have been forced to go on a family camping trip - the worst timing ever, because they're in a huge fight. So Ellen is happy when Harlan storms off into the woods, but her peace and quiet quickly turns to panic when he doesn't come back. Facing heart-stopping danger on the clifftops, will Ellen be able to find Harlan before it's too late?
Charlie en Nat zijn op de vlucht. Hun poging om een terroristische organisatie te ontmaskeren is mislukt. De betrokken politicus, die torenhoog in de peilingen staat, loopt vrij rond. En híj beschuldigt juist Charlie en Nat van terrorisme! Met de politie en de terroristen achter hen aan, ziet Charlie ziet maar één uitweg: ze moet in haar eentje naar het hol van de leeuw om bewijs tegen hem te verzamelen. Durft ze dat? Zal het haar lukken om hun onschuld te bewijzen?
Get ready for a brand new edge-of-your-seat read from bestselling author Sophie McKenzie! When everyone thinks you're a liar, how hard will you fight for the truth? Carey and Amelia have been best friends forever. Then Amelia starts being trolled by SweetFreak, a mysterious and hateful online account, and Carey is accused of being behind the vicious comments and threats. Shut out by her other friends and shunned by Amelia, Carey is determined to clear her name and find out who’s really sending the messages. But as the online attacks spill over into real life, events start spiralling out of control… Can Carey expose the real SweetFreak before it’s too late? A gripping page-turner from the award-winning Sophie Mckenize, SweetFreak will keep you guessing until the very end… PRAISE FOR SOPHIE MCKENZIE: 'When it comes to YA thrillers, there's one name that defines the genre: Sophie McKenzie' Amy Alward, author of The Potion Diaries 'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... You can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author
Emily und Jed sind glücklich verlobt und verbringen ihren Urlaub mit Jeds Kindern Lish und Dee Dee auf Korsika. Als Dee Dee eines Abends über Kopfschmerzen klagt, gibt Emily ihr eine Schmerztablette. Am nächsten Morgen ist Dee Dee tot. Vergiftet. Kurz darauf erhält Emily eine SMS: Das Gift war für sie bestimmt. Ein mörderisches Spiel um Lüge und Verrat beginnt ...
Luke and Eve are heading off on their first holiday together. But they're staying with Eve's dad in his Spanish hotel and things are not going to go to plan. First there is Eve's dad, who treats his daughter like a little girl and doesn’t give Luke even the slimmest chance of getting any action with her. On top of that, Eve is singing with the hotel band in the evenings, which means she's spending a lot of time with the handsome male drummer. Luke quickly becomes jealous, but a revenge kiss with the gorgeous Catalina doesn't seem to help his relationship with Eve much, and Cat's boyfriend is none too pleased either. Suddenly, it's turning into a holiday from hell.
Samedi soir, quand Livy reçoit le texto de Julia, elle ne trouve pas le temps de la rappeler. Mais lorsqu'elle sonne à sa porte le dimanche matin, son amie ne lui ouvre pas. Car Julia est morte. Suicide, conclut la police. Pourtant Livy connaît Julia mieux que personne. La jeune femme n'aurait jamais mis fin à ses jours. Une seule explication : elle a été assassinée, comme l'avait été sa propre soeur vingt ans plus tôt ... Qui a tué Julia? Pourquoi? C'est ce que Livy veut découvrir à tout prix. Comment imaginer que son passé, terrifiant, va la rattraper? (France Loisirs) Roman policier
Une mère à la recherche de son enfant se retrouve au coeur d'un terrifiant secret de famille ... Depuis huit ans, Gen ne supporte pas l'idée de remplacer Beth, sa petite fille disparue à la naissance. Pourtant son mari n'a qu'une obsession : être de nouveau père. Tout bascule lorsqu'une inconnue sonne à sa porte et lui annonce l'impossible : Beth est vivante, elle a été kidnappée à la maternité ! Gen reprend espoir. Mais pourquoi son mari refuse-t-il si violemment d'y croire ? Tandis que Gen se lance en quête de son enfant, d'étranges accidents mortels surviennent. La jeune femme devra-t-elle payer de sa vie pour découvrir la vérité sur Beth ? Entre effroi et incompréhension, Geniver se retrouve seule face au danger. Les indices sont troublants et la vérité qui se dessine... glaçante.
The third and final book in the bestselling, award-winning MISSING series. Six years have passed since the end of Sister, Missing and Madison is now a teenager. During a visit to older sister Lauren, she learns that their biological father was an anonymous sperm donor and sets out to track him down. Her search bears fruit sooner than she expects, but is the father she discovers all he seems? As Madison gets drawn into a mysterious investigation involving missing girls and secret hideaways, she finds herself in more and more danger... PRAISE FOR GIRL, MISSING: 'Written with assurance and style, this is page-turning material.' The Independent 'A taut thriller.' Wood & Vale Express 'Excellent - gripping, sympathetic, moving, well plotted.' Ultimate Book Guide 'A real page turned, filled with excitement, mystery, suspense and danger.' Waterstone's Guide To Kids Books 2008 'This entertaining book will have you gripped for hours.' Sunday Express PRAISE FOR SISTER, MISSING: 'A fast paced thriller that leaves you on the edge of your seat.' Serendipity Reviews 'If you like your stories fast-paced, full of dangers and conflicts and impossible situations, then you will love this book.' The Bookbag 'The brilliant follow-up to bestseller, Girl, Missing.' Reading Zone Newsletter
It is two years after the events of Girl, missing and life is not getting any easier for sixteen-year-old Lauren. Lauren's birth mother takes Lauren and her two sisters on holiday in the hope that some time together will help, but a few days into the holiday one of the sisters disappears, under circumstances very similar to those in which Lauren was taken years before
The long-awaited sequel to Blood Ties, by the bestselling author of Girl, Missing, the Medusa Project series and the All About Eve series. Clones Rachel and Theo now live hundreds of miles apart. They keep in touch, but things just aren't the same. When Rachel discovers that evil scientist Elijah is still working in secret for a section of the government and about to murder Daniel, she sets out to rescue the little boy, but her plans backfire with disastrous consequences. Across the Atlantic, Theo becomes suspicious when Rachel misses their weekly internet chat. He discovers a report online saying she's killed herself and travels to Scotland to find her, certain that she has been kidnapped. A clue leads him to Elijah's mysterious clinic, where the sinister Aphrodite Experiment is underway. But what is Elijah really planning? Why does he need to track Rachel down so badly? And will Rachel and Theo be able to pay the ultimate ransom that he demands?
A fantastic WBD flip-book featuring brand new stories from two bestselling teen authors: Sophie McKenzie and Chris Higgins.THE THIEF by Sophie McKenzieThe events in this special story take place between The Hostage and The Rescue, but The Thief can be read as a stand-alone story.The Thief stars the four Medusa teens, Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan. Following the explosion that ended The Hostage, the teens are sent to a boot camp in Spain - to learn some discipline, but also for their own protection. On the way there, the group are attacked and forced to carry out a high-risk diamond theft.WALKING THE WALLS by Chris HigginsFelix is not scared to be different - but his fellow pupils find him confusing. Felix doesn't care, but everyone around him seems to have something to say about how he's living his life...Why can't they just let him be Felix?
When Scarlett, Joe and their dog stumble upon a ghostly train visible only to
them, they find themselves travelling back in time to WWII on a heroic
mission. Young Alfie was killed during the Blitz trying to rescue his Nan, who
survived. Now it's up to Scarlett and Joe to save the boy - and they have just
one hour to complete their mission.
Fourteen years ago, scientist William Fox implanted four babies with the Medusa gene - a gene for psychic abilities. But Fox died and the babies were hidden away for years. Now they're teenagers - and unaware that their psychic powers are about to kick in. Cocky, charismatic Nico thinks his emerging telekinetic abilities will bring him money, power and the girl of his dreams. He's about to find out just how wrong he is...
A gripping thriller from the Richard and Judy award-winning author of Girl, Missing, Sophie McKenzie.When Theo discovers the father he thought died when he was a baby is still alive, he's determined to find him. The clues lead him to the lonely Rachel, who has problems of her own, including parents who compare her unfavourably to her long-dead sister. But when Rachel and Theo are attacked by men from RAGE - the Righteous Army against Genetic Engineering - at Rachel's school disco, they are rescued by strangers and taken to meet a mysterious figure. There, they both make some startling discoveries about their identities, which will affect their past, present, and future in dramatic and life-altering ways...
What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie? Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she discovers shy may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Why will no one answer her questions? How can she find her biological parents? And could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away from her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby... at any cost... A nail-biting YA thriller from the bestselling author of Close My Eyes 'Page-turning' The Independent 'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express 'Please read this book: it is brilliant!; The Guardian 'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie. Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle, award-winning author 'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant... you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore, bestselling author 'Brilliantly described, scary and touching' The Daily Mirror 10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl, Missing Manchester Children's Book Awards Bolton Children's Book Award Soilhill Book Award Winner of the Sakura Medal Red House Children's Book Award Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book Lewisham Children's Book Award
