Bert, Jim and their mates vow to live dangerously - just as Nietzsche said. So starts a post-GCSEs summer of girls, parties, jazz, drink . . . and tragedy.
Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers (Blood, Flesh and Bones). Having worked as a copywriter at Walker Books, he is now a full-time author.
He's married, with three children and lives just outside London. He does a lot of school visits throughout the UK and abroad and also runs writing workshops.