In the middle of the night, Sam is woken by angry voices from the apartment above.

He goes to the window to see what's happening - only to hear a struggle, and see a body fall
from the sixth-floor balcony. Pushed, Sam thinks.

Sam goes to wake his father, Harry, a crime reporter, but Harry is gone. And when Sam goes downstairs, the body is gone, too. But someone has seen Sam, and knows what he's witnessed.

The next twenty-four hours could be his last.

WINNER, Young Australian Best Books Award (YABBA) - Fiction for Years 7-9, 2018
WINNER, KOALA Children's Choice Awards - Fiction for Years 7-9, 2018
NOTABLE BOOK, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Older Readers 2018

'Suspense in spades. You will be utterly gripped by Sam's story.' James Phelan, author of The Last Thirteen

'An engaging, action-filled coming-of-age story that explores what it means to be a hero.' Braiden Asciak, Bookseller and Publisher Magazine

Also by Tristan Bancks:

Scar Town
Two Wolves
The Fall
Detention
Cop and Robber
Ginger Meggs
Nit Boy

Mac Slater 1: Coolhunter
Mac Slater 2: Imaginator

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Tom Weekly 2: My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong
Tom Weekly 3: My Life and Other Massive Mistakes
Tom Weekly 4: My Life and Other Exploding Chickens
Tom Weekly 5: My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins
Tom Weekly 6: My Life and Other Failed Experiments