Norah McClintock is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people. She is the author of more than sixty YA novels, including books in Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series. Norah lives in Toronto, Ontario. so yes i really hoped his helped u :D
David’s stepfather Phil has been murdered in an apparent street robbery. David has never gotten along well with Phil but he swears to the detective that he didn’t do it, was nowhere near the place where it happened. But David’s image is seen on a convenience store security video which places him in the vicinity and he is brought in for more questioning. David finally admits he was in the area but insists on giving the detective some background about Phil, including the fact that Phil allowed David’s younger brother to drown several summers ago. David knows this because Phil had on his winning poker face and David has just learned what Phil’s winning poker face looks like thanks to a revelation by family friend Jack. A random stranger was the one who killed Phil, but there’s enough suspense and doubt about David’s innocence to hold the intended audience.
It is the only home of the critically endangered, venomous Bothrops insularis (golden lancehead pit viper), which has a diet of birds. The snakes became trapped on the island when rising sea levels covered up the land that connected it to the mainland.
