Burnt Out

One of the UKs most promising writers - Edinburgh Evening NewsOne of the UKs best new talents - Lovereading.co.ukJan Henderson writes the kind of thrillers that make you miss your stop on the bus- Times Educational SupplementJan Henderson has written some incredible books... One of my favourite authors- Sharon Rooney (star of My Mad Fat Diary and Dumbo)If there were more books like yours out there maybe people would be reading more- Charlie Higson (Young James Bond and The Enemy series)New Collingwood Hospital is a modern complex in the Pentland Hills. Next to it is the former hospital Eden Heights a run-down 21 story high-rise - nicknamed the Eyesore. Due for demolition it only has a few patients left. One is Arthur Lawson an aloof and manipulative wheelchair user. Another is Sargon Danaan an illegal immigrant with his leg in a cast. Both are bored stiff so when Arthur hatches an elaborate plan to get onto the roof and see a lightning storm Sargon takes him. The outer door blows shut and when they finally force it open find a fire spreading rapidly through the Eyesore. The building has been evacuated and in the confusion everyone assumes the pair are safely outside.With the elevators unusable they must make their way down to a group of firemen vainly battling their way up from the lower floors before the building is engulfed. A hard enough task for someone with full mobility it should be impossible for two people who can hardly traverse a flight of stairs. But they have unexpected help from Courage Louviere a runaway who sleeps in the basement and knows the building like the back of her hand. With Arthurs inventiveness Sargons grit Courages knowledge and a heap of abandoned hospital equipment at their disposal they might even stand a chance....