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Killing Ground

Tom Palmer author David Shephard illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:6th Jun '17

Should be back in stock very soon

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Breathtaking first book in an new trilogy of spine-tingling historical adventures with a football twist from the top selling Tom Palmer.

Everyone is freaked out when circles of scorched earth start appearing in Halifax – on the moors, the parks and even the football pitches. Seth is most disturbed of all – he sees the shadows of the past. But when he looks into a Viking's murderous eyes and smells the stink of burning flesh, Seth knows he must stop this cycle of supernatural suffering. With his friend Nadiya, can he discover the dark history behind the forces attacking their town?

"Plenty of adventure, jeopardy, blood and thunder and mixing it all in with a good dollop of the country’s favourite spectator sport" – The Letterpress Project

"This book has a really exciting storyline and is quite gruesome in parts … The book would hold a particularly high appeal to readers who like action stories or football" – Books for Topics

"A thrilling story" – LoveReading4Kids

"I love this book and can’t wait for the next one in the series" – Book Brothers, Blog

  • Long-listed for Grampian Children's Book Award 2018

ISBN: 9781781127292

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 12mm

Weight: 360g

144 pages