Nowhere to Turn

Robyn Hunter Mysteries #6

by Norah McClintock

Robyn is shocked when she finds out that Nick is back in town and in trouble again. An elderly friend, Mr. Shuster, with whom Nick has been staying, has had a stroke and is in the hospital. Mr. Shuster's family showed up, kicked Nick out, and later accused him of theft, when it was discovered that Shuster's very expensive coin collection was missing. Now, with evidence against him, Nick has been arrested and could actually be facing jail time. Despite her good relationship with Ben, Robyn is still both hurt and angry that Nick left months ago without saying goodbye. And Nick, who knows she's seeing Ben, and is just as hurt and angry that Robyn didn't wait for him. He is reluctant to let her back into his life, but eventually realizes he needs her, and her father's help, more than ever. The tension between them remains, but Robyn investigates to uncover the truth of the theft, and realizes she believes in Nick's innocence. However, the dangerous nature of the real culprit is revealed when she is assaulted. Once again, her involvement with Nick is going to hurt her, but this time, it's her life - and her heart - on the line.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Mystery Thriller, Canada, Fiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

About the author

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. Her Chloe & Levesque series, Mike & Riel series, and Robyn Hunter series, all published by Scholastic Canada, have been popular with readers in many countries. Norah has also written several crime novels for reluctant readers in the Orca Soundings series from Orca Book Publishers,

Norah is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Read Mistaken Identity, The Body in the Basement, Sins of the Father, Scared to Death, and Break and Enter to find out why! Norah's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and she has won numerous awards.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award - Juvenile
o 1996 – Mistaken Identity – Winner
o 1998 – The Body in the Basement – Winner
o 1999 – Sins of the Father – Winner
o 2002 – Scared to Death – Winner
o 2003 – Break and Enter – Winner

Red Maple Award
o 2004 – Hit and Run – Winner

Reviews

[Ambs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series! All the books are so good.
I hope Nick and Robyn do end up back together. :)
Love that in every book, something different happens but just as interesting as the next.

[Vaani · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was great with a unique storyline and unexpected plot holes kept me captivated but it's also one of those books you can read over and over again and won't get tired.

[Erica Kullberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mystery was kind of a disappointment, usually they’ve been kinda hard to figure out but now you could guess it pretty fast. Either way we finally got som dialog with Nick so I’m happy!

[Kaia Seeley · Rating 3 out of 5]

love triangle DOODOO, ending twist was good

[Siti Nurul Ain · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you've read the book series before this, which is shadow of doubt, it's great to (FINALLY) know what happened to the relationship between Nick, Robyn and Ben. The suspense/mystery of their relationship had kept me thinking so much about it!

I'm amazed at the way author Norah McClintock writes her books. She's so creative and definitely knows how to surprise her readers! I couldn't even think of such great storylines! just read at how she managed to twist and turn the plots and endings in her books! I'm 21 and I've read so many books. To me, her books so far are the BEST mystery-based books I've ever read! ((:

SPOILER
(will update more soon)

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Look, I'm sure Nick D'Angelo has been to therapy before, but if the boy just TALKED ABOUT HIS FEELINGS, he could avoid literally every mess he's ever gotten himself into. However, this was not his fault, and I applaud Robyn for sticking to it to piece everything together to ensure Nick gets off the hook.

(Also, have I mentioned my location theory has been updated to this being set in Halifax? I'm running out of options here, y'all. It just doesn't make sense.)

[Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book series a lot! The excitement in this book really makes want to read more. The main character is named Robyn Hunter. In this book Robyn's Ex, Nick is back in town after disappearing and is in big trouble. Robyn is determined to help him and make everything right. This is not the first time Nick has gotten in trouble though.

[Amber Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love this sereis from her!!!

It is a great find for teens who like the crime and mystery that they can find in adult fiction but definitely toned down for the age appropriateness. I think anyone who likes a crime and mystery style book will really appreciate this series !!!

[Megan Sefton]

A really great book in you like mystery and action.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

The suspense and drama keeps on coming I'm waiting for an amazing suspense to arise...

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favourites of the Robyn Hunter mysteries. I swear the guy on the cover is like the younger version of Theo James.