num_pages: 192
description: Cameron Miller is the son of a murderer. All he has ever known is the stench of the locked cellar, where he can hear the blows and cries and his father's torrent of terror and abuse. Then a miracle happens: his father is killed in a police shootout. In the aftermath, Cameron grabs his one chance for a normal life: he takes on the identity of Neil Lacey, a boy who Mr. Miller had abducted six years ago. As Neil, he has a life with loving parents, a brother and sister, and the comforts only money can buy. But someone knows what Cameron's doing—someone with the power to turn his life back into a nightmare.
language: English
title: Counterfeit Son
titlecomplete: Counterfeit Son
characters: Cameron Miller/Neil Lacey
genres: Fiction, Family, Mystery, Thriller, Abuse, Teen, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Suspense
ratings_count: 1091
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Young Adult
publisher: Puffin Books