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|author=Danny Weston
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When Jack's dad discovers illegal activity at work and blows the whistle, he makes some very powerful and dangerous enemies. He and Jack are forced to go into hiding in a remote cottage in the Scottish highlands. Miles from anywhere and anyone, they hope they will be alone and safe. But it quickly transpires that they are neither. Dad's enemies already know where they are heading and, even before they move in, Jack starts to have doubts whether they are actually alone. Did he really see the scarecrow next to their cottage move?
I'm aware that it's unusual to devote so much of a review to the plot but this clever, and perhaps unique, premise deserves the attention. Besides all the other important elements – setting, characterisation, dialogue and pace – are spot on and there's little, if anything, to comment on.
If you enjoyed this, you might want to check out the children / teen books by author [[:Category:Philip Caveney|Philip Caveney]]. Why? Because it transpires that Danny Weston is, in fact, a pen name that Philip Caveney uses. But, more importantly, because The Bookbag loved the books he has written under his own name. [[A Crow Boy by Philip Caveney|A Crow Boy]], [[Night on Terror Island by Philip Caveney|Night on Terror Island]] and [[Spy Another Day by Philip Caveney|Spy Another Day]] all received the maximum five stars.
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