“Tackling contemporary themes of banking, globalisation and piracy, this is a controversial and completely gripping thriller.”──The Bookseller
“[A]n adrenaline drenched drama…It’s impossible not be hooked.”──The Guardian
“This impressive thriller based on real events follows a teenager held hostage when Somali pirates seize her dad’s yacht…It’s a dramatic start, and what follows is a clever and gripping story about a teenage girl’s journey of self-discovery. As in Meg Rosoff’s HOW I LIVE NOW, Lake has his angry, gifted, often unlikeable protagonist travel from an exceptionally affluent Anglo-American family through bereavement, rebellion, anger, fear and first love.”──The Times “Children’s Book of the Week”