When her best friend Eden doesn't turn up for school one morning, Jess's world is turned upside down. The police say Eden's missing, and her boyfriend Liam is the prime suspect. So Jess starts retracing her steps. She looks back over the summer they spent together. She starts to notice new things. She questions everything she thought Eden's summer had been about. And as the truth is revealed, she realises she needs to find Eden before the unthinkable happens . . . A thrilling journey through friendship, loss, betrayal and self-discovery.

Prizes

Short-listed for Leeds Book Awards 2017

A powerful exploration of the extraordinary power of friendship, both truthful and intense. It's that rare and wonderful thing: a thriller of the heart, written from the heart, that hits home straight to the heart * Melvin Burgess, Carnegie Medal winning author of Junk *
Dazzling. Utterly gripping. Writing so fresh every chapter leaves you gasping for air and SO tautly plotted it hurts. If you're going to read one book about the true nature of friendship let it be Eden Summer * Brian Conaghan, Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of When Mr Dog Bites *

Liz Flanagan grew up in Hebden Bridge and returned there 10 years ago to raise her daughters. Until recently, Flanagan ran the Ted Hughes Arvon centre and has previously worked as a commissioning editor in the children's book trade. She is also the author of the middle-grade fantasy books, award-winning Dragon Daughter and Rise of the Shadow Dragons.