Em Bailey Books

Mean Girls meets Gone Girl - a gripping, dark, psychological thriller for YA readers, perfect for fans of We Were Liars. There were two things everyone knew about Miranda Vaile. The first was that she had no parents - they were dead. And the second was that they were dead because Miranda had killed them. Olive hasn't always been a loner - she used to be the school queen-bee. But that was before her breakdown. Now she can only watch as new girl Miranda latches on to her ex-best friend Katie, talking like Katie, dressing like Katie and even going out with Katie's boyfriend. And then Katie dies. Everyone thinks it was a tragic accident. But Olive isn't so sure. What if Miranda really is a killer . . ? Em Bailey is an Australian writer living in Germany with her partner and daughter. Em used to be a new-media designer for a children's television production house and is now a full-time author. She is the author of the teen thrillers Shift and The Special Ones.

Gone Girl meets Seed – a heart-racing YA thriller set in a cult that you makes question everything you thought you knew . . . Esther is one of the four Special Ones - four people who live under his protection in a remote farmhouse. The Special Ones are not allowed to leave, but why would they want to? Here, they are safe from a toxic modern life, safe from a meaningless existence, safe in their endless work. He watches them every moment of every day, ready to punish them if they forget who they are - all the while broadcasting their lives to eager followers on the outside. Esther knows Esther is one of the four Special Ones. They are chosen by him to live under his protection in a remote farmhouse, and they must always be ready to broadcast their lives to eager followers in the outside. But on renewal day when he decides that a new Esther, Harry, Lucille or Felicity must take their place, the old ones disappear – forever. The new ones don’t always want to come, but soon they realise. Until one day Esther has a realisation of her own – and it changes everything. And soon the outside start to have their own suspicions about Esther. Was he really in control or does Esther have something to hide? Perfect for fans of Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Heathfield and Sophie Mckenzie.

Wir wussten zwei Dinge über Miranda Vaile, bevor sie an unsere Schule kam. Erstens: Ihre Eltern waren tot. Und zweitens: Sie waren tot, weil Miranda sie umgebracht hatte. Die Gerüchte über die Neue lassen Olive zuerst völlig kalt. Nie im Leben würde eine Mörderin an ihrer spießigen Schule angenommen. Aber dann wird Miranda ausgerechnet von der Klassenprinzessin Katie auserkoren, den Platz an ihrer Seite einzunehmen. Und diese Freundschaft hat etwas Unheimliches an sich. Man könnte fast meinen, die seltsame Neue würde von Katies Wesen Besitz ergreifen. Ist an dem ganzen Gerede doch etwas dran? Ist Miranda vielleicht wirklich eine Mörderin?