Whidbey Island · Book 1
The Edge of Nowhere
- Published
- 1 January 2012
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9780670012961
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Edge of Nowhere (2012) opens Elizabeth George's YA departure from her Inspector Lynley novels, following teenage runaway Becca King as she arrives alone on Whidbey Island able to hear other people's unvoiced thoughts.
Its place in Whidbey Island
The Edge of Nowhere is book 1 in the Whidbey Island series. It is followed by The Edge of the Water. See the full Whidbey Island reading order.
Better known to crime readers for the doorstop-length Inspector Lynley novels, Elizabeth George shifts to YA with the story of Becca King, a teenage runaway who arrives alone on Washington's Whidbey Island under a false name, fleeing a stepfather whose criminal dealings she uncovered by using her secret gift: she can hear the "whispers" of other people's unvoiced thoughts. Taken in by Debbie, a recovering alcoholic who runs a run-down bed and breakfast, Becca builds a found family out of misfits -- Derric, a…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780670012961
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781444719970