Best Selling Books by Norah McClintock

Trisha Hanover has run away from home before. But this time, she hasn''t come back. To make matters worse, Robyn blew up at Trisha the same morning she disappeared. Now Robyn feels responsible, and she sets out to track Trisha down. As Robyn follows Trisha''s path, she learns some harsh truths about the runaway''s life. And when she finally locates Trisha, Robyn also finds herself in danger.

When Robin''s boyfriend Nick arrives in the town where she has a summer job to investigate whether his friend''s brother, a student at a home for boys with problems with the law, really committed suicide, Robin decides to help.

Robyn has sworn that she''s over her ex, Nick. After all, he ditched town without a word to her. But when she hears he needs help, she''s too curious about why he went missing to say no. Nick has been arrested—again—and the evidence doesn''t lean in his favor. But when Robyn investigates, she discovers the situation is more complicated than it appears—and more dangerous...

Robyn is excited to hang out with her sorta-boyfriend Nick after weeks apart. Nick has a dark history, but Robyn''s sure he has reformed—until she notices suspicious behavior during their trip to Chinatown. Turns out Nick''s been doing favors for dangerous people. Robyn urges him to stop, but the situation might be out of her control—and Nick''s....

When David''s stepfather is murdered, he knows more than he is telling.

Robyn''s new substitute teacher Ms. Denholm is cool, pretty, and possibly the target of a stalker. When Denholm receives a threatening package, Robyn wonders who''s responsible. But Robyn has a mystery of her own to worry about. What''s with the muddled phone message she receives from her missing ex-boyfriend Nick? Should she try to forget him—or is the call a sign he still cares?

Robyn''s scared of dogs like, really scared. But she agrees to spend her summer working at an animal shelter anyway. (It''s a long story.) Robyn soon discovers that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelter including Nick D''Angelo, a boy from Robyn''s past. A boy she hoped to never see again. Nick has a talent for getting into trouble, but after his latest arrest, Robyn suspects that he just might be innocent. And she sets out to prove it....

"Robbie," my dad said. "You told me yourself how Billy has been behaving. And you know the case against him—he had a grudge against the victim, he was found with the weapon, he was at the scene. Motive, method, opportunity." Robyn''s best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her other best friend Morgan dumped him. To make matters worse, Morgan started dating hockey star Sean Sloane right afterward. Billy is a vegetarian and an animal rights activist—he wouldn''t hurt a fly. But when Sean winds up dead on the ice, Billy becomes the prime suspect. Can Robyn prove her friend''s innocence?

Robyn just wants to spend time with her boyfriend, Nick, but he''s always busy—with work, with school, or with Danny, a girl from his past who could pass for a supermodel. Robyn''s friend Morgan thinks James Derrick, a hot new transfer student, could take Nick off her mind. But James has problems of his own. He''s haunted by a tragedy and holding back secrets. When Robyn realizes she and James share a hidden connection, she starts to dig deeper. But is she digging her own grave?

When Kenzie critically injures his ex-girlfriend, suspicion grows that it was not an accident, and his behavior seems to confirm it.

Ethan has a secret that someone is willing to kill for.

There''s a masked man in the store, and it isn''t Halloween. Rosie walks in on an armed robbery in her father''s convenience store.

To save himself, Josh must learn to deal with his anger.

After serving time for a violent crime, Jojo returns to the neighborhood and tries to take his life back.

Kaz, troubled by his father''s absence and a learning disability, discovers the real consequences of crime when he steals a watch from an elderly woman.

When Stephanie is abducted and left alone in the woods, it takes all of her strength to survive.

After a homeless man dies during a cold winter night, Robyn and her friends work to uncover who the man was before his time on the streets. They have only two clues to guide them: a class ring and an old photograph that the man left behind. Robyn just wants to honor the homeless man''s memory. But as the search heats up, she begins to suspect that someone''s investigating her too...

Rennie finds out more than he ever wanted to know about his grandfather’s past when he investigates Nazi war criminals in Argentina and Detroit.

After serving time for assault, Remy must learn to control his anger.

Connie Suarez, downsized from her job as a legal secretary, is working as a maid. She''s getting used to picking up after people and putting their lives in order. But she is not prepared for the mess that awaits her when she arrives at work one morning to find her employer dead on the floor of his bedroom. Connie''s co-worker Maria, an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder. When Maria begs her for help, Connie cannot refuse. As she tries to discover what really happened, she learns that Maria has been keeping a number of things from her. Now Connie can''t decide who or what to believe. And that''s not the worst of it. Connie soon realizes that she herself is also a potential target for violence. The question now is, will she be able to clean up the mess that Maria is in without getting killed herself?

What are you going to do? Shoot me?

Cady has always wanted to be a reporter, like her hero Nellie Bly, so after a fire burns down the orphanage she lives in, she’s ready to leave small-town Ontario and make her mark as a newspaperwoman. A crumbling newspaper clipping leads her to Orrenstown, Indiana, where her investigation into a long-ago murder earns her a hard lesson in race relations. Smart and determined, and more than a little headstrong, Cady pokes a stick into a wasp’s nest of lies, dirty politics, corrupt law enforcement and racial tension—and ends up fearing for her life as she closes in on something she’s never cared about before—the truth about her own origins. Part of the SECRETS—a series of seven linked novels that can be read in any order. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has lived with his Uncle Billy since his mother''s death. Only ten years older than Mike, Billy loves to party, and he doesn''t pay much attention when Mike starts getting in trouble. But nothing gets by Mike''s history teacher, an ex-cop named Riel—especially not long-hidden information about Mike''s mother. Her death might not have been an accident after all!

Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery—or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn''t sure who to believe. He''s caught between his two friends—and believing one might mean losing the other . . .

Even if Kenzie''s dog had somehow managed to escape from the family''s fenced backyard, Kenzie knows the big, lovable chocolate Lab wouldn''t have gone far. As they search for Clancy, Kenzie and his dad keep hearing stories about other dogs that have gone missing too. When Kenzie finds Clancy''s ID tag and spots a van loaded up with dog food, he knows he has to investigate further. With the help of a schoolmate whose dog has also disappeared, Kenzie uncovers an illegal operation that grabs dogs off the street and turns them into bloodthirsty killers. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

In the depths of winter, a popular former teacher wanders off into the snow—but she''s not the only one to go missing that night. When Jodie''s ex-boyfriend, school bad boy Ronan, shows up, Jordie decides that maybe Derek isn’t the one after all. But before she can end it with him, Derek disappears. Did he run away? Or did something happen to him? Is there a connection between the disappearances? As Jordie slowly starts unraveling the truth, she finds that nothing about that night is as it seems. When she finds Derek’s body, suspicion falls on her. And then on Ronan. But Jordie knows she didn’t kill Derek. And she is sure Ronan didn’t. So who is responsible? And why was Derek marked for death?

Mike is stunned when his friend Sal is stabbed to death near the high school. Even though there were lots of kids nearby, nobody comes forward to explain what happened. When Mike starts asking questions, he finds out Sal was hanging around a girl who recently left a gang. Is the gang responsible for killing Sal? How can Mike discover the truth when no one will talk?

Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery--or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn''t sure who to believe. He''s caught between his two friends--and believing one might mean losing the other . . .

When a body is found buried beneath the cafe Tasha''s parents used to own, the police start looking for a murderer...and their search leads them right to Tasha''s father. Tasha''s sure he didn''t do it. but if he didn''t, then who did? Tasha has to find out who the real killer is, but everywhere she turns she uncovers someone else with a secret to hide...

When Addy is publicly humiliated, it is terrible, but when she finds out her best friend was involved, it is almost unbearable.

Mike''s lies are spinning out of control and now he''s the prime suspect in a murder. He can''t explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can''t explain why he was seen near the park where Robbie was killed. But he insists he''s not a murderer. Still, if Mike really is innocent, why doesn''t his alibi check out, and why are the police so sure that he''s guilty?

When Tegan witnesses the murder of two friends, she struggles with people thinking she knows more than she is saying.

In a dark back alley, Boone and Andre witness a violent murder, and agree not to mention it. But the killers have different ideas and come after Boone and his friends, killing two of them. Boone is desperate to save himself but realizes to do so he will need to face the violent act in his past that continues to haunt him. Told in Norah McClintock''s trademark suspenseful style and with spare black-and-white illustrations from Mike Deas, this compelling graphic novel looks into the darkness and forces us to face our deepest fears.

Mike''s lies are spinning out of control and now he''s the prime suspect in a murder. He can''t explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can''t explain why he was seen near the park where Robbie was killed. But he insists he''s not a murderer. Still, if Mike really is innocent, why doesn''t his alibi check out, and why are the police so sure that he''s guilty?

When Colin accepts a summer job he doesn''t expect to become a criminal suspect.

Finn watches in horror as his stepmother is gunned down in front of his house. His father reacts and kills the gunman. When Finn learns that the killer is the same man who admitted to killing his birth mother years before, he is shocked and wants to know if this is more than a terrible coincidence. At the police station, he meets Lila, daughter of the killer, and they strike up a wary friendship. Both of them are desperate to find the truth. What they discover hints at a much larger conspiracy.

In this chilling graphic novel, Truman, the prime suspect in his girlfriend’s murder, struggles to find the truth.

In this middle-grade novel, Rennie ends up on a ski trip with Grandma and stumbles on a murder plot.