Book Description
Seventeen-year-old Harley Dansker has just come home from a long stay in the hospital — months spent mentally re-living the car accident that killed his father. His return is made more difficult by the fact that his mother has remarried. Everyone, even Harley himself, has come to doubt his sanity, except for his best friend, Rat. Late one night, Harley sees his father’s ghost, who indicates that, even though Harley was driving, he wasn’t responsible for the car accident — his father was murdered! Now Harley and Rat are on the trail of a murderer. Could it be Paul, who worked for Harley’s father? Or is it Harley’s stepfather C.J., who was his father’s business partner? As Harley gets closer to solving the mystery, is his life in danger too? Echoes of Shakespeare’s Hamlet add depth and resonance to this thrilling mystery/suspense novel. In Password: Murder, two-time Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Fiction winner Norah McClintock uses her insight into the minds of teenagers to make a classic plot genuinely fresh and exciting.
About the Author
Norah has won the Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Fiction twice — for Mistaken Identity and The Body in the Basement — an unprecedented accomplishment for a YA author. The Body in the Basement was the first runner-up for Ontario's inaugural Red Maple Award and Sins of the Father, Norah's most recent mystery, has been nominated for the Red Maple Award as well. Norah lives in Toronto.
