Information about the author
Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939 and continues to live in Yorkshire. He left school at 15 and worked in a variety of jobs, including primary school teaching, before becoming a full-time writer. His widely acclaimed novels often reflect his political passions, such as "Brother in the Land," which is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war. He has won the Red House Children's Book Prize several times, and in 1993 he won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for "Stone Cold," a young adult novel about homelessness.

Summary
"Stone Cold" is a Carnegie Medal-winning thriller by Robert Swindells. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first.

A tense thriller plot is combined with a perceptive and harrowing portrait of life on the streets as a serial killer preys on the young and vulnerable homeless.