Split second
By: by Cath Staincliffe
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849013468
Subjects: Teenagers; Fiction
Description: Three youths gang up on teenager Luke Murray. When passerby Jason Barnes challenges them, a fight breaks out - and it is Jason who is fatally stabbed. His parents react differently in their grief: his mother wants justice and revenge, but his father yearns for meaning to Jason's sacrifice. This controversial, very human story depicts the devastating impact of violent crime.