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A young man has an impossible choice to make, in this powerful urban story that will challenge preconceptions and melt the hardest heart.

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WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN´S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN´S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK PRIZE

"A truly brilliant book." Malorie Blackman

"Incredible book. Thank you Patrice Lawrence for such a fresh and riveting piece of fiction." Ben Bailey Smith (Doc Brown)

"What a book! Such a gripping, gritty storyline, with such wonderful, believable characters. Loved it." Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier

Not cool enough, not clever enough, not street enough for anyone to notice me. I was the kid people looked straight through.

NOT ANY MORE. NOT SINCE MR ORANGE.

Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum a promise - he´ll never follow his big brother, Andre, down the wrong path. So far, it´s been easy, but when a date ends in tragedy, Marlon finds himself hunted. They´re after the mysterious Mr Orange, and they´re going to use Marlon to get to him. Marlon´s out of choices - can he become the person he never wanted to be, to protect everyone he loves?

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Promoted as a gritty coming-of-age drama urban thriller with a powerful message and an irresistable central character The Voice 20150305

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Lawrence, Patrice
Patrice Lawrence was born in Brighton and brought up in an Italian-Trinidadian household in Mid Sussex. Patrice lives in east London and shares a cat called Stormageddon. She has been writing for as long as she has been reading. She loves crime fiction, sci-fi and trying to grow things. Her ideal mixtape includes drum ´n´ bass, Bruce Springsteen and Studio Ghibli soundtracks. Music can´t help creeping into her books. Her debut novel, Orangeboy, won the Waterstone´s Book Prize for Older Readers and the YA Book Prize, and her second novel, Indigo Donut, won the Crime Fest Best Crime Fiction for Young Adults and was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize. @LawrencePatrice

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