Sam Tennant has been brutally murdered in an online computer game. What's worse, it looks like his killers are out to get him in real life too. 'The Emperor' and 'Ollyg 78' say they know him from school, and soon turn his classmates against him with their vindictive website. With his father away, his mother preoccupied with a particularly difficult work case, and his dying granddad absorbed in some dark wartime secrets of his own, Sam's only support comes from terminally shy Abby and Stephen the class nerd. As the threats become more sinister, Sam faces a desperate struggle to identify his persecutors before things really get deadly. AUTHOR: Simon Packham read drama at Manchester University. After a short spell as one half of the comedy duo The Amazing Spendinis, he trained as an actor, and has since appeared in a variety of West End shows. Those of a less than vigilant disposition may have failed to spot him as Mr Quaddy in episode 1164 of The Bill. His first adult novel, The Opposite Bastard, received very good reviews. This is his first children's book. SELLING POINTS: * An absorbing, fast-paced thriller which has a modern technological theme - cyberbullying. * Will keep even reluctant readers hooked. * Thought-provoking book which covers many serious issues in a very accessible way *