Children everywhere are disappearing.

Orphan, Chess Tuesday, and her brothers, Box and Splinter, don't want to be next. But they are being tracked by two powerful enemy organizations, each intent on destroying the other . . .

Who is good and who is evil?
Why do both sides need the Tuesdays?
And can anyone escape the hunters?

Chess, Box and Splinter are about to embark on a terrifying mission to find out.

This book was recognised by the Waterstones Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Brilliant Book Award.

This is book 1 in Bad Tuesdays .

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Benjamin J. Myers was born in the Potteries in 1967. After studying Philosophy and Psychology at Leeds University, Myers attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He saw active service as a Troop Commander in the First Gulf War and is a qualified battlefield survival instructor. In 1993, he attained his Diploma in Law from the University of London and subsequently has been a barrister in a busy practice in Manchester, specialising in serious crime, often representing vulnerable defendants, in particular juveniles. He also lectures other legal professions on mentally disordered offenders and human rights. Married with three children, Benjamin Myers lives in North Cheshire.