Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new technologies in this gripping thriller. When keen gamer Ivy Finch is sent to the Ash Tree Foundation after an online encounter turns dangerous, all she can think about is getting through the internet safety course her parents have signed her up for and going back to her life. Until she meets Conrad O'Connell, famous influencer and nephew of the Ash Tree Foundation's founder, Dagmar Nilsson. Conrad showers Ivy with attention and she soon finds herself embracing the Foundation's ideas about life offline. But Conrad isn't telling Ivy the whole truth about the Foundation's purpose, and Ivy is exactly what he, and the Foundation, have been looking for. Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8. - Melinda Salisbury is a four-time Carnegie nominated author whose first novel, The Sin Eater's Daughter, was the bestselling UK YA debut of 2015 and Her Dark Wings was a Guardian Children's Book of the Year in 2022 - Nail-biting suspense and a dreadful sense of threat builds gradually throughout this thriller, keeping readers totally gripped - The third in a set of three standalone novels offering fresh, nuanced explorations into the topical dangers of new technologies in a way that teen audiences will relate to - Publication to be supported by a postcard showcasing the set of three novels Competition: One of Us is Lying; Welcome to Camp Killer; Girl Missing; The Hunger Games. Karen McManus; Cynthia Murphy; Sophie McKenzie; Suzanne Collins.