The Knife That Killed Me
by Anthony McGowan
The knife that kills Paul is nothing special, but when Roth, the school bully, first places it in his hands, it makes himfeel special and infuses him with a strange energy.
Paul is not one of the tough kids, nor is he one of the 'freaks' who exist on the fringes of the school, eschewing the casual violence and bullying that colours life there.
But Paul soon finds himself balancing precariously between life with the 'freaks' or with Roth and his gang, who rule by fear. Paul’s inner conflict reaches a head when Roth recruits him in a war against a rival school.
McGowan’s novel depicts a school governed by ineffectual teachers and (sometimes graphic) violence. Compelling and disturbing, this is a book that will stay with all who read it.
Publisher: Definitions
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Anthony McGowan
Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester in 1965. He went to school in Leeds. He has an M.Phil in philosophy and a PhD on the history of the concept of beauty. He has worked as a nightclub bouncer, civil servant, and Open University tutor in philosophy. He now lives in London. He is married to the fashion designer and novelist Rebecca Campbell. They have two children.
His debut thriller, Stag Hunt, was published in 2005 and a sequel, Mortal Coil, came out in 2005. In the same year, Random House published Hellbent, his first novel for teenagers, and a second young-adult book, Henry Tumour was published in 2006. Henry Tumour won the Booktrust Teenage prize, the 2007 Catalyst Award, and has been shortlisted for several major awards.
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