Storm Of Lies - Sophie McKenzie

Hollie, her best friend Parker, along with Rex, are carrying out a research project for school about the local sea-wall defences.  They begin with a tour of Mayes Cranston Engineering, the company who redeveloped the sea-wall, and where Hollie's mother works; however, things don't go as planned and the trio end up in trouble which leaves Hollie grounded.  From there, things seem to go from bad to worse for Hollie, especially when she thinks she's discovered that there may be a major problem with the sea-wall, but nobody else believes her.  So when her great, great aunt Louella predicts that a storm is coming, can Hollie fight to prove that she is right?

This is a brilliant book full of adventure and suspense with an environmental element that will make readers think.  I gobbled the book up in a day and it left me breathless!

Hollie is struggling with the fact that her father left them and that her mother is always busy with work.  From their first visit to Mayes Cranston, Hollie ends up getting into trouble with the others and resents her mum being so strict with her.  As with many teenagers, she reacts very differently to the way she is thinking and things spiral.  It's this that leads her to discover the possible issue with the sea-wall and she becomes determined to prove that she is right, which causes much more tension between her and her mum.  I'm sure that there are many teenagers who will be able to relate to Hollie's emotions being very different to the way they react.  

Family, friendships and fighting for what think is right all combine to make Storm Of Lies a heart-stopping read that you won't be able to put down when it publishes on the 29th August.