A kidnapping? Rival gangs? Ransoms? What's happening in Coolini Beach? All the teenagers in Coolini Beach use the expression 'cool bananas'; life is pretty relaxed and free and easy but what does it mean when police crime tape is found around the public phone box and rumours of death threats start circulating through the beach town? Has there been a murder? THE AUTHOR Margaret Clark is one of Australia's funniest writers for young people. She has worked as a teacher and university lecturer and at the Geelong Centre for Alcohol and Drug Dependence. Her novels for older readers include The Big Chocolate Bar, Fat Chance, Hot or What, Famous for Five Minutes, Kiss and Make Up and a trilogy about the Studley family: Hold My Hand - or Else!, Living with Leanne and Pulling the Moves. Back on Track: Diary of a Streetkid, Care Factor Zero, No Standing Zone and Bad Girl, four searing novels for young adults, have become bestsellers. Margaret lives in Geelong and enjoys reading, sailing and walking with the family dog. She now writes full-time. SELLING POINTS * Sequel to Coolini Beach: The Search * Suitable for readers 12+ * Similar to theme of Home and Away * A great holiday read * Hugely successful and popular author