Authors: Norah McClintock
Nowhere to Turn (26 page)
“I'll see you around, Robyn,” Nick said. He bent and kissed me lightly on the cheek. The effect was electric. I wanted him to hug me and never let go. But he didn't. He turned, keeping Orion close to him, and let himself out. I sat on the couch and listened to his footsteps fade in the stairwell.
That night as I lay in bed, I told myself that I had done the right thing. I was being true to Ben, who had been true to me. Besides, Nick had had plenty of opportunities to tell me how he felt. If he'd wanted me back, he could have said so. Instead, he'd let me go. Willingly.
Maybe Morgan had been right all along. Maybe Ben really was the one for me. But if that was true, why, when I closed my eyes that night and pictured myself walking on a snowy day, did I see myself hand in hand with Nick?
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“Robbie,” my dad said. “You told me yourself how Billy has been behaving. And you know the case against himâhe had a grudge against the victim, he was found with the weapon, he was at the scene. Motive, method, opportunity.”
ROBYN HUNTER
MYSTERIES
 | #1 Robyn's scared of dogsâbut she agrees to spend time at an animal shelter anyway. Robyn learns that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelterâincluding Nick D'Angelo. Nick has a talent for troublemaking, but after his latest arrest, Robyn suspects that he might be innocent. And she sets out to prove it. . . . |
 | #2 Trisha Hanover has run away from home before. But this time, she hasn't come back. To make matters worse, Robyn blew up at Trisha the same morning she disappeared. Now Robyn feels responsible, and she decides to track Trisha down. . . . |
 | #3 Robyn is excited to hang out with Nick after weeks apart. She's sure he has reformedâuntil she notices suspicious behavior during their trip to Chinatown. Turns out Nick's been doing favors for dangerous people. Robyn urges him to stop, but the situation might be out of her controlâand Nick's. . . . |
 | #4 Out of the Cold Robyn's friend Billy drags her into volunteering at a homeless shelter. When one of the shelter's regulars freezes to death on a harsh winter night, Robyn wonders if she could've prevented it. She sets out to find about more about the man's past, and discovers unexpected danger in the process. . . . |
 | #5 Robyn's new substitute teacher Ms. Denholm is cool, pretty, and possibly the target of a stalker. When Denholm receives a threatening package, Robyn wonders who's responsible. But Robyn has a mystery of her own to worry about: What's with the muddled phone message she receives from her missing ex-boyfriend Nick? |
 | #6 Robyn has sworn that she's over Nick. But when she hears he needs help, she's too curious about why he went missing to say no. Nick has been arrested again, and the evidence doesn't lean in his favor. When Robyn investigates, she discovers a situation more complicated than the police had thoughtâand more deadly. . . . |
 | #7 Robyn's best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Norah McClintock is the author of several mystery series for teenagers, and a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. McClintock was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She lives in Toronto with her husband and children.
