Code of Silence

For thirteen-year-old Ryan Beckam, bullying has soured his hitherto carefree life. Rejected by his best friend, depressed, lonely, and vulnerable, he is drawn into experimentation with cutting. Guilt and shame add to his woes, but he will not break the "Code of Silence" as he endeavours to shake off the shackles and win back control of his life.

The daughter of a District Commander of Police and wife of a Police Sergeant who acted as Police Prosecutor, Maureen Green has been privy to 'low life' actions from which the general public is shielded. A former teacher and counsellor, Maureen Green writes across genres. Her works include picture books like Dinosaur Stomp Children's Annuals, Children's stories, short stories, young adult novellas, and adult Crime/Thriller Chillers. Three of these works, "Tangled Web", "Consequences", and "Snatched", are also available from Amazon.com. "Four Dragons", a children's story, won an international multimedia award. A frequent traveller, she has visited numerous countries in the Pacific Basin, and travelled throughout Asia and Europe. A former New Zealand and provincial representative, she enjoys all forms of sport and eagerly shares activities with her grandchildren. Passionate about providing opportunity for authors to interact with the public, she fronts a New Zealand group that provides a platform from which authors may share their works with their community.