{"product_id":"9781761269868","title":"Three Boys Gone","description":"Author: Mark Smith\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761269868\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Smith presents the ultimate moral dilemma in a breathtaking psychological thriller. Would you try to save them? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e'First rule of rescue: don't create another casualty.'\u003c\/i\u003e Grace Disher is about to face every teacher's worst nightmare. \u003ci\u003eThree of her students are going to die.\u003c\/i\u003e On a high school camping trip, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming the teenagers. If she goes in, she will die trying to save them. \u003ci\u003eShould she have given her life? \u003c\/i\u003e The question haunts Grace as investigations begin and her decision not to attempt a rescue comes under scrutiny. Hounded by conflicted staff, grieving parents and relentless media - all dissecting her actions, all looking for someone to blame - Grace's safety is compromised and she must be careful who she trusts. \u003ci\u003eAnd she's not the only one with a secret.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Boys Gone \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a heart-in-mouth psychological thriller by award-winning author Mark Smith - a twisty, unflinching and pacey page-turner about an impossible choice and how tragedy tests and defines us. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThree Boys Gone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 'Complex and compelling in all the right ways.' \u003cb\u003eJane Harper\u003c\/b\u003e 'An utterly gripping portrayal of guilt and blame in the modern age. I couldn't put it down.' \u003cb\u003eMark Brandi\u003c\/b\u003e 'A consuming, taut mystery' \u003cb\u003eJ.P. Pomare\u003c\/b\u003e 'The thrilling twists kept me guessing right to the last page' \u003cb\u003eMichael Brissenden \u003c\/b\u003e 'Very authentic and also very Aussie without being cliched in any way' \u003cb\u003eSarah Bailey \u003c\/b\u003e'Could not put it down' \u003cb\u003eKate Mildenhall \u003c\/b\u003e'Utterly gripping, harrowing and unputdownable.' \u003cb\u003eDinuka McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e 'Smith taps into a primal fear in all of us and doesn't let go - \u003ci\u003eThree Boys Gone\u003c\/i\u003e drags you under like a rip and keeps you there, twisting through impossible choices until the very last page.' \u003cb\u003eR.W.R. McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThree Boys Gone \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful novel of tension, menace and grief. It's a rollercoaster' \u003cb\u003eRobert Gott \u003c\/b\u003e'Tense, stressful and absorbing ... A book that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go' \u003cb\u003eKaren Viggers\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46528129073310,"sku":"TLD-9781761269868","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761269868.jpg?v=1771477605","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761269868","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}