The Reckoning by James Jauncey

The Reckoning
by James Jauncey

Category 3: Older readers (12-16 years)

About the book

Standing on the beach watching the early morning mist roll in off the sea, Fin is thinking about the day when he can escape to the mainland. His sister got away but now no one has heard from her in two years.

Fin's thoughts are interrupted by the sound of a car on the bridge above him. He hears doors slam, voices, a scream and then, for a brief moment, he glimpses a figure falling through the fog. It's a teenage girl and she dies in Fin's arms.

Did the dead girl jump or was she pushed?

Sceptical of the official suicide verdict, Fin is determined to find the truth, a hunt that will lead him closer to his missing sister and to a shocking secret at the heart of his island community.

Download and read the first chapter of The Reckoning here!

About the author

James Jauncey has written for adults, young adults and children. He is a former chairman of the Society of Authors in Scotland and member of the Scottish Arts Council’s Literature Committee and is on the board of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

James travelled extensively before working in London for 15 years and finally settling back in Scotland. He is also a musician, playing the piano in The Funky String Band. He has written The Witness and The Reckoning for Macmillan Children’s Books.

James currently lives in a beautiful village near Perth with his wife, two of his four children and two cats.

Read more about James Jauncey on his LLF page.

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