Lost Bullet

Welcome to the world of Traces. Imagine a place where technology rules, where London is a slum and the North is a cultural capital, where from the age of five The Authorities decide your future. In this fascinating parallel world, quick-thinking Luke Harding and his robot sidekick, Malc, make a top forensic team. Luke and Malc have the talent to crack any crime – and a good joke too.Book 2. In the slums of London, Luke and Malc investigate a doctor’s murder. They find a bullet wound to her head but rain has washed away the bullet – and all other clues. As more innocent people die, pressure builds on Luke and Malc to find the culprit before the bizarre shooting spree becomes an all-out massacre.‘Lost Bullet sees Luke cracking his second case in the steamy forests of London where Malcolm Rose, a serious writer, casts his customary beady eye on the nastier extremes of contemporary society.’ Jan Mark, Times Educational Supplement.‘It’s a great mystery story almost impossible to predict with every new twist. The opening is good and tense. There is a point in the book when your palms will sweat and you will block everything else out. Fast-paced, unique and original story makes this a must-read.’ Josh Taylor, Judging Panel of The Lancashire Children’s Book of the Year Award.‘Rose calls on his chemistry background to provide specific scent and residue clues, and gives Luke an amusingly literal-minded robot companion, a clever foe and a subplot involving a love interest before wrapping things up with a dose of just deserts. The offbeat but well-envisioned locales bode well for future episodes.’ American Library Association.