Innocent

by Anne Cassidy

Martina Cole for teenagers in this gritty, chilling novel from a prize-winning author Charlie's brother Brad is always in trouble with the law, but it's minor stuff, usually—just messing around. Charlie blames their mother, for going off and leaving her and Brad and their Dad to fend for themselves. So when Brad is accused of killing a motorist with a well-aimed stone from a motorway bridge, Charlie is suspicious. It's just not Brad's style. When Charlie starts doing some investigating of her own she unearths a bigger, much worse secret, as well as discovering things about her brother, his best mate Denny, and her long-lost mother that turn her world upside down. In trying to prove her brother is not guilty, Charlie has lost her own innocence, for good.

Genres: Young Adult, Mystery

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 2006

Reviews

[Sovdv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anne Cassidy a l’art des récits policiers dans lesquels l’intrigue ne tourne qu’implicitement autour de l’enquête en tant que telle. Elle centre davantage son histoire sur les réactions et les émotions des personnages accusés et de leur entourage. Et c’est toujours une belle réussite.

[Eve Simpson · Rating 3 out of 5]

yeah it was fine

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good!
* Brad was just such an idiot! Letting Denny bully him into confessing to a crime he didn't commit! Ridiculous!
* Denny just used everyone. Emily was completely right about him. He used his girlfriend, his best friend, Charlie...
* I felt sorry for Charlie's dad, it must be awful to keep having the police come to your door to arrest your son. I'm not surprised that he wished Brad was more like Charlie.
* I don't quite understand why Charlie slept with Denny, especially as she did it after she'd realised that he had killed the little girl.
* It was also a bit daft of Charlie to tell Denny what she knew, as it gave him a chance to make up his own story!

[Emzie-may · Rating 3 out of 5]

juz read! good!

[Jazel Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a good book. I really liked it, the twists are good!

[Ellie Goodyear · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is such a good book for a 12+ year old

[Lauren Malcolm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finshed this book in 1-2 days and it was really good! From when I first started this book I found it really interesting! The way it all adds up at the end is really good because the charactors in the story keep showing the newspaper storys and in the end they all add up to the people who you are unexpecting it to come too! I loved all the different charactors! I would recommend this book to teenage girls from the age of 12-15! I like how in the end it all goes well and everything becomes clear! I would like to read 'looking for JJ' which is also by Anne Cassidy!!

[Cynthia_e · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charlie lives with her father and her brother Brad. One day, Brad is arrested for supposedly throwing a rock off a bridge. This caused an accident and a few injured people. Charlie is sure her brother's innocent and she starts making her own investigation. But sometimes, the truth is worse than the lie!

Once again, Anne Cassidy shows the impact of the justice on a family. Charlie is quite likeable if not naïve. The author knows how to keep the suspense going.

[Best_books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and a good ending. I also liked the note from the author at the end explaining why she approached a crime story the way she did - exploring the consequences of crime and views of all those involved. As an adult reading the book i found it lacked a bit of depth but my daughter, who falls into the intended age bracket, enjoyed it.

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

a relly good story including love and betrayal

[Pamela Morgan]

Charlie's brother Brad is always in trouble with the law, but when Brad is accused of killing a motorist with a well-aimed stone she is suspicious.

[Jeff Tonks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty much standard fare from Anne Cassidy.