Bøger af Joan Lowery Nixon

”’Karen! Hun måtte have fat i Karen så hurtigt som muligt.Telefonen i havestuen var den, der var nærmest, og hun styrtede ind for at få fat i den – tumlede ind i stuen og slog sit ben mod sofabordet, da hun standsede med et sæt og stirrede på fjernsynet.Det var tændt, men der var skruet ned for lyden. Og den røde lampe lyste på videorecorderen. Hvem havde tændt for den?Hun udstødte et skrig, da hun genkendte de vildt roterende musikere på tv-skærmen – Sudden Death!Måske var det en skygge, der fik hende til at reagere. Hun vidste det ikke. Panikslagen kastede hun sig til siden – landede på sofaen og rullede rundt, da ildrageren fra pejsen med et brag ramte gulvet, hvor hun lige havde stået.”Da Barry dør, er alle overbeviste om, at han har begået selvmord. Kun hans bedste veninde, Marti på 17 år, tror, at han i virkeligheden er blevet myrdet. Det lykkes hende at overtale politibetjenten Karen Prescott til at se nærmere på sagen, der viser sig at være meget mere kompliceret, end Marti havde regnet med. Da en person bryder ind i hendes hus og overfalder hende, ved hun, at hun og Karen er på rette spor. Morderen er blevet nervøs.”Skriget ingen hørte” udkom første gang i 1990.Joan Lowery Nixon (1927-2003) var en amerikansk journalist og forfatter. Hun udgav en perlerække af bøger til børn og unge i mange forskellige genrer. Hendes bøger er blevet oversat til flere fremmedsprog og har opnået stor popularitet i mange lande.

EDGAR AWARD WINNER For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn't recognize. Her mother is dead-murdered-and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer's face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clear memory of that fateful day before the killer reaches her? The Other Side of Dark is one of Joan Lowery Nixon's most intriguing, suspenseful, and dramatic mysteries. "The compelling premise…and Nixon's mastery of suspense are gripping." -Publishers Weekly "Tense and dramatic…[The Other Side of Dark has a] quick pace, and the determined protagonist should attract and hold readers." -School Library Journal

Lauren is reluctant to participate in the séance, and she feels the first foreboding of evil shortly after the room is darkened. When the lights come back on, her fear turns to shock: Sara Martin is missing, even though all the doors and windows are locked from the inside. . . .

The middle-grade answer to Christina Baker Kline's New York Times bestselling Orphan Train, this is a shockingly timely historical adventure. Imagine being taken from your home. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen. This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. It's 1856, and their widowed mother has sent them west from New York City because she's convinced that she can't give them the life they deserve. The Kellys board an "orphan train" and are taken to St. Joseph, Missouri, where their problems only grow worse. It was bad enough that they had to say goodbye to their mother, but now they're forced to part ways with their fellow siblings as well. Thirteen-year-old Frances won't stand for it. She's going to protect her brothers and sisters, even if it means dressing up like a boy and putting herself in danger. Will Frances be able to save her siblings? And what about her mom-was splitting up their family really her greatest act of love? Ride the rails with Frances and her siblings to find out! "This is as close to a perfect book as you'll buy this year." -VOYA

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Whispers from the Dead from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.          Only Sarah senses the horror.        The minute she steps through the doorway of her family’s new home, Sarah feels a smothering cold mist, and hears the echo of a scream and a heartbreaking whisper in Spanish, “Help me!”        Sarah feels compelled to find out who is trying to reach her. But can she uncover the mysteries of the past before terror strikes again?   “A master at creating compelling suspense novels, Nixon has written yet another carefully plotted, subtly terrifying thriller.” –Publishers Weekly