Rift - Softcover

""Set in Africa, this is a fragmented enigma, the story of a school trip gone mysteriously wrong, with not only several students but also a journalist gone missing in a wild, rocky region . . . stylized, sophisticated, and richly atmospheric." "--The Telegraph "Birch does a fine job of describing the mysticism of this fictional locale." --"School Library Journal" "Set in Africa, this is a fragmented enigma, the story of a school trip gone mysteriously wrong, with not only several students but also a journalist gone missing in a wild, rocky region . . . stylized, sophisticated, and richly atmospheric." --"The Telegraph" "A tightly written, highly entertaining novel. Vibrant and haunting, Rift will hold readers' attention well after they've finished reading the last page." "--School Librarian"

An edge-of-your-seat mystery-thriller from Beverley Birch.

In a vast African landscape four teenagers and a journalist vanish without a trace from a camp below a steep rock ridge, 'Chomlaya'. As Ella, the sister of one of the missing girls, helps Inspector Murothi piece together what happened, she realises there are terrifying possibilities for her sister and the four others. There has been sinister behaviour and bullying in the camp where the missing were staying. Has there been foul play? Then one of the missing turns up - but with no memory of what has happened . . . As the search helicopters continue their constant hum over the rock ridge, Ella and the Inspector begin to wonder whether they are already too late . . .

Fans of Julia Golding’s Girl on the Run series will love Rift.

‘Rift is that delightful thing, a book which holds you from the first page’ – Marcus Sedgwick, Guardian