Whidbey Island · Book 2
The Edge of the Water
- Published
- 1 January 2014
- Pages
- 440
- ISBN-13
- 9780670012978
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Edge of the Water followed two years later, in 2014, growing to 440 pages as Becca King's found family -- Derric, Seth and Diana -- deepens on Whidbey Island, with a fresh island mystery pulled from the people around her even as her fugitive plot and whisper-hearing ability keep developing.
Its place in Whidbey Island
The Edge of the Water is book 2 in the Whidbey Island series. It follows The Edge of Nowhere. It is followed by The Edge of the Shadows. 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 9780670012978