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Risk

By: Fleur Ferris
Narrated by: Marny Kennedy
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Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online. Both fall for Jacob's charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra overshadows Taylor and wins his attention.

Taylor's devastated - Sierra already kissed Callum, Taylor's secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life's not fair, especially when Sierra's around.

Moving quickly, Sierra sets up a date with Jacob on Friday after school. She asks Taylor and their friends to cover for her. Even though she's upset, Taylor is still Sierra's best friend and agrees to help.

But Sierra abuses the favour and calls to say she's going to spend the night with her date. She doesn't come home all weekend, doesn't answer her phone and nobody's heard from her. Taylor is torn. She doesn't want to betray Sierra by telling her parents but at the same time she's concerned for her welfare.

Finally, Callum convinces her to tell. The police are called and their worst fears are confirmed when Sierra's body is found miles from Melbourne a week later. Devastated, Taylor becomes obsessed with finding Sierra's killer. As clues emerge, Taylor races against time to try to save the predator's next victim.

©2015 Fleur Ferris (P)2015 Audible, Ltd Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Mystery Fiction

Critic Reviews

"Gripping, devastating and terrifying. The scariest thing is that everything that happens in Risk is all too possible." (Rebecca James, best-selling author of Beautiful Malice)
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loved reading this book and enjoyed the audio version just as much i rode all the emotions again :)

A fantastic book

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I absolutely love this book!!
I look forward to reading more books from this author

enjoyed this book greatly!!

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My View:
Sensational! This is a book that all families should share with their teenage children.

This book is so good if…if I had the money I would buy the films right to this book and make a feature film! Listening to this book I had a film playing on the big screen in my head. 

The settings - wonderfully urban Australian (but this book translates so well to any city or town) , the accents, the dialogue – perfect, accessible and real. The characterisations – so credible you would think the author is writing about her own experience or that of her own family. The narrative – tense and adrenaline raising.

I honestly believe this book has the potential to positively influence the decisions young people may make whilst simultaneously educating the adults around them. Cyber predators are a real threat – listen closely to this story, the message is clear without being condescending. The narrative is powerful, the moral dilemmas are real and contemporary, and the complicated dynamics of relationships are exposed. A great read!

Risk - Sensational listening!!

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Very entertaining and contains a great message for teenagers and young people. Great story and well read.

Great message

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Not my usual type of book but really enjoyed this. From start to finish was excellent. Great narrator

Great read

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This was a book written through the eyes of a very emotional 15-year-old girl. It did go on a bit but the story was sound and a warning of the risks many girls take when they are searching online for their true love. I found the last part of the book a bit frustrating because it didn’t really explain what actually happened which I think was a bit of a cop out on the part of the author. the last part was very emotional and repetitive and started to grate on my nerves a bit.

Valuable reading for All teenage girls

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Schools should take this book on board, I would've loved reading it in high school, instead of the pointless books we did read! It could of taught me a lesson or two. Performance was amazing!

Finished it in a Day

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An emotional roller coaster brilliantly weaved together. Highly recommend for not only young adults but anyone with young people in their lives.

Brilliant

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Fleur Ferris has created a stunning and genuine narrative that needs to be read by every Year 8 and their parents. I delighted in the detail of her five teenagers, particularly the reference to the blushing gene. With regard to the narrator my only issue is the start of each Chapter is rushed.

Life altering read

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