<p><i>''My mum killed my dad, then dragged his body all the way along the beach . . . I don''t believe a word of it''</i></p><p>Max Cassidy is a teenage escapologist, so good he''s nicknamed the Half-pint Houdini. His father disappeared two years ago and his body has never been found. His mother is now serving a life sentence for her husband''s murder.</p><p>Max''s mission to learn the truth about his family takes him on an thrilling journey, from London to the horrors of the terrifying Shadow Island in central America.</p><p>Escapology is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as real life . . .</p><p>The first book in Paul Adam''s fast and furious Max Cassidy thriller series.</p>