Cold Calls

Three high school studentsEric, Shelly, and Fatimahave one thing in common: I know your secret. Each one is blackmailed into bullying specifically targeted schoolmates by a mysterious caller who whispers from their cell phones and holds carefully guarded secrets over their heads. But how could anyone have obtained that photo, read those hidden pages, uncovered this buried past? Thrown together, the three teens join forces to find the stranger who threatens thembefore time runs out and their shattering secrets are revealed . . .This suspenseful, pitch-perfect mystery-thriller raises timely questions about privacy, bullying, and culpability.

The Edgar-nominated author Charles Benoit is a former high school teacher and author of three adult mysteries as well as the teen novels Fall from Grace and You. He lives in Rochester, New York. Visit his website at or follow him on Twitter (@BenoitTheWriter).