Busted

Guided #0

by Emma Smith

The prequel to Emma Smith's debut young adult mystery, Guided.

It was only ever meant to be for the holidays...

Outcast Sharon is convinced she’s destined to be alone... until she meets Robin Finchly. Robin understands her. Robin wants to be with her, unconditionally - and he doesn’t care who knows it.

Then Robin ends up dead, floating in the lake at a local summer camp. Trapped in a cabin on the wild Northumberland fells, Sharon feels determined to find out who killed him - even if dark forces are at play, dragging her deeper and deeper under the surface of the lake...

What if it wasn’t murder, after all... but something much, much worse?

A young adult mystery set in the eighties, exploring first love, friendship and the supernatural.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication September 25, 2026

About the author

Emma Smith is a young adult and children's author from Yorkshire. She wrote and illustrated her first “book” when she was seven years old and hasn’t stopped writing since. When she’s not walking on the beach or drinking an iced coffee with a crumpet and some chocolate, you’ll probably find her reading something dark and mysterious… and most certainly YA.