ROBERT SWINDELLS left school at fifteen to work on a local
newspaper. At seventeen, he joined the RAF for three years, then
trained and worked as a teacher. Now a full-time writer, he is the
author of a number of bestselling titles for the Random House
children's list. In 1994 he won the Carnegie Medal for STONE COLD
(Hamish Hamilton), a teenage novel about a serial killer.
RUBY TANYA won the Salford Children's Book Award 2005.
'Plots which grip the reader from the opening paragraph' THE SUNDAY
TIMES
'Robert Swindells writes the kinds of books that are so scary
you're afraid to turn the page' YOUNG TELEGRAPH
Short chapters, clear, punchy writing and clever yse of
cliffhangers are the hallmarks of Swindell's writing, here used to
powerful effect to create a gripping, fast-paced read
*Guardian*
Swindells helps the suspension of disbelief with a careful
leavening of information about the 1950s and enough action to keep
the story moving along
*Books for Keeps*
Definitely not to be missed, there is much to think about in this
one
*The School Librarian*
Robert Swindells writes the kinds of books that are so scary you're
afraid to turn the page
*Daily Telegraph*
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