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Duchess Day Radley is a thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw. Rules are for other people. At school the other kids make fun of her -- her clothes are torn, her hair a mess. But let them throw their sticks, because she'll throw stones. Duchess might be a badass, but she's really just trying to survive. She is the fierce protector of her five-year-old brother, Robin. She is the parent to her mother, Star, a single mom incapable of taking care of herself, let alone her two kids.Walk has never left the coastal California town where he and Star grew up. He's the chief of police, trying to keep Cape Haven, with its beautiful bluffs overlooking the sea, not only safe, but safe from becoming a cookie-cutter tourist destination for the rich. But he's still trying to heal the old wound of having given the testimony that sent his best friend, Vincent King, to prison decades before.
About the Author
Chris Whitaker is the award-winning author of Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, We Begin at the End, and The Forevers (YA) . His debut Tall Oaks won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award. An instant New York Times and international bestseller, We Begin at the End was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. The novel won the CWA Gold Dagger Award, the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year, the Ned Kelly International Award, and numerous awards around the world. We Begin At The End has been translated into twenty-nine languages, with screen rights going to Disney, where 'Hamilton' director Thomas Kail and producing partner Jennifer Todd will develop the book for television. Chris lives in the UK. Follow him on Twitter @WhittyAuthorAnd on Instagram @chriswhitakerauthor
