Excellent, gripping book from start to finish. Ciaran Bain is the fourth generation of a family of mind readers who work for the underworld and remain undetected by the mindblind ( normal people who can't read minds). When a rush job to apprehend and question a teenage girl goes horribly wrong, he blames himself for her death and sets about trying to prove to his family that he is not useless. In the process, he meets Lucy, the grieving younger sister of the victim and suddenly the two have to run from not only Ciaran's family, but the police and MI5!
Told in alternating diary form, that skips from the present to the past, this is a gripping and suspenseful story that keeps you engrossed until the last page. Loved the action, twists and turns of the plot and the flaw and self doubt of the main character who like Lucy is only 14. Despite some violence I think all students from Year 7 upwards would find the story fascinating. Also has an absolute cracker of an opening passage...you are immediately compelled to find out what has happened. ( )