Nobody knows the city like Blade. You have to when you?re on your own, when you can?t trust anyone, when you?ve got a past you need to hide. Blade is practically invisible, perfectly alone, living only by his wits?just the way he likes it. Until the day a chance encounter sends his world crashing down around him and he finds himself on the run again. Yet he?s not alone this time. Suddenly he?s got Becky and her daughter, Jaz, weighing him down. But is he running from his past or from Becky?s? Blade knows he should drop these two, but he can?t. With people depending on him, he?ll need to find a way to outsmart the thugs who are hot on both of their heels, lurking around every corner. The suspense is palpable in Carnegie-Medal winner Tim Bowler?s new thriller.

Bleeding and dizzy, Blade wakes up to find himself in the hospital. But how did he get there? With enemies coming at him from all sides, it?s hard to know who attacked him. But he knows that whoever it was will be back to finish him off. And quick. So he?s gotta go. He?s gotta break outta there. Not only to save his own life, but there?s kindly old Mary and little Jaz to think about. Who?s looking out for them? On the run, with grinks hot on his tail and gravely injured, Blade will have to gather all his strength just to survive. And with nowhere to hide, he needs to run. Because this time, if he plays dead, that?s exactly how he?ll end up. This captivating and suspenseful series never lets up. If A Clockwork Orange were to meet The Outsiders, Blade would be the result.

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'The storm's breaking. So you better get ready.' 'I've come back for Jaz. She's all I want. I don't give two bells what happens to me long as she gets away safe. But I'll tell you something, Bigeyes. If she's dead, there's something else I'll have. My revenge.' It's Blade's worst nightmare. He's back in the Beast, the city he's been trying to wash off himself for the last three years. But he has no choice - the grinks have captured Jaz and the little girl has found a crack in his heart that he never thought would open again. He cares about her and he intends to get her back whatever the cost. But he has Bex with him and she has no idea how evil the Beast can be, or how to lie low and avoid attention, how to slide by the grinks and the gobbos and the porkers. But Blade has a plan. And it's a risky one. 'The storm's breaking. So you better get ready.'

'Revenge isn't sweet. It's just necessary.' Blade has done all he can – shaken up the city, turned the gangster bosses against Hawk, his most dangerous enemy, and given the police the information they need to destroy the man for ever. But it's not enough. Hawk is still free, still powerful, and more angry than ever. He has men swarming over the city in search of the boy who has betrayed him. Blade can take no more. All he wants is to cut loose, give up his past, make a clean break. He knows he's finished. But his enemy is just getting started.

'So now it's simple. Win and live, win and die.' Blade is ready. He knows where his enemy is and he's set on revenge. But it's going to be tough. Hawk has retreated to his hideout and surrounded himself with protection. How is Blade going to get past the guards and confront the man who has destroyed his life? Because nothing else will do now. The days of running are over. It's got to be face to face, just the two of them, and losing is not an option. The question is – does Blade have the will and the strength to defeat the man who has always won?