Dead Straight Line
$23.36
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
‘Razor sharp, fast moving, and impossible to put down… This is Malcolm Duffy at the top of his game.’ – Brian Conaghan, author of Treacle Town
Two unlikely worlds collide as prize-winning Malcolm Duffy explores the life-changing repercussions of a single action in a game gone wrong.
Sixteen-year-old Rory is a rule-breaker, a risk taker, a maverick. As a kick he comes up with a game called Dead Straight Line. The idea is simple – whereve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035919277 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035919273 |
| Author: | Malcolm Duffy |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Zephyr |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
Critics Review
[A] refreshing, emotionally intelligent story… powerful and punchy. * Book of the Week, Times *
Razor sharp, fast moving, and impossible to put down… This is Malcolm Duffy at the top of his game. * Brian Conaghan, author of Treacle Town *
‘An] empathetic, powerful, important novel for young men, one that should not be missed. * Keith Gray, author of Ostrich Boy *
I’m a sucker for a funny narrator dealing with bleak stuff! Laughed loads and cried for two whole chapters. * Patrice Lawrence *
The best YA novel I have read in the past 10 years. * Tom Tolkien, The School Reading List *
[A] Compelling novel for today’s teens about taking risks, peer pressure and paying for our mistakes. * Tamsin Winter *
Malcolm Duffy
Geordie Malcolm Duffy now lives in Surrey. His debut, Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and alongside Sofa Surfer, Read Between the Lies, and Seven Million Sunflowers has won and been shortlisted for multiple regional awards. All four of his books have been Sunday Times Children’s Books of the Week. X: @malcolmduffyUK | Instagram: @malcolm.duffy
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