‘Gripping and unpredictable, with a hero you won’t forget.’ - John Boyne, author of The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas

One afternoon, police officers show up at Ben Silver’s front door. Minutes after they leave, his parents arrive home. Ben and his little sister Olive are bundled into the car and told they’re going on a holiday. But are they?

It doesn’t take long for Ben to realise that his parents are in trouble. Ben’s always dreamt of becoming a detective - his dad even calls him ‘Cop’. Now Ben gathers evidence and tries to uncover what his parents have done.

The problem is, if he figures it out, what does he do? Tell someone? Or keep the secret and live life on the run?

WINNER, Young Australian Best Books Award (YABBA) - Fiction for Years 7-9, 2015 HONOUR BOOK, Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Younger Readers 2015

‘A tense, hard-edged, no-holds-barred thriller.’ Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider series

‘A high stakes adventure that will keep you guessing and breathless until the very end.’ Michael Gerard Bauer, author of Don’t Call Me Ishmael