ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Sierra is the sort of girl who lights up the room with her vivacity and beauty, but she is also at times unthinking and insensitive to others' feelings. Particularly, it seems, to her best friend Taylor's. When 15yo Sierra meets Jacob on a dating site, she convinces her friends to cover for her so she can spend the weekend with him. The problem is, Taylor met him first, and she is very upset that Sierra has once again taken something from her; so when Sierra doesn't turn up as planned after her rendezvous, Taylor and her friends hide Sierra's absence a bit longer. When she remains missing, life for everyone changes... Written by a former police officer/paramedic, it does contain a salient message, but is also an interesting read. 14+ Lindy ----- Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online. Both fall for Jacob's charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra overshadows Taylor and wins his attention. Taylor's devastated - Sierra already kissed Callum, Taylor's secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life's not fair, especially when Sierra's around. Moving quickly, Sierra sets up a date with Jacob on Friday after school. She asks Taylor and their friends to cover for her. Even though she's upset, Taylor is still Sierra's best friend and agrees to help. But Sierra abuses the favour and calls to say she's going to spend the night with her date. She doesn't come home all weekend, doesn't answer her phone and nobody's heard from her... Taylor is torn. She doesn't want to betray Sierra by telling her parents but at the same time she's concerned for her welfare. Finally, Callum convinces her to tell. The police are called and their worst fears are confirmed when Sierra's body is found miles from Melbourne a week later ... Devastated, Taylor becomes obsessed with finding Sierra's killer. As clues emerge, Taylor races against time to try and save the predator's next victim.