Malorie Blackman is one of my favourite writers; in particular, I have enjoyed her Noughts & Crosses trilogy, which actually now has five books in it. (A short "interlude" was written for World Book Day, and Double Cross continues the story where Checkmate left off.) So it is probably appropriate that this was my first book finished in 2009.
I received Double Cross as a Christmas present from my parents, and began reading it in the bath before my grandparents arrived for our New Year party on 2 January. I finished it while in bed recovering from an accident on 5 January.
Double Cross tells the story of what happened to Callie Rose after the bombing written about in Checkmate. It deals with gang culture, and, as always, Blackman deals sensitively with the issues currently affecting our young people. A shooting, knives, crime, gang leaders, drugs and territorial issues - Tobey has to try to ensure he doesn't "slip" from one area into another.
While I didn't find the emotional pull as much as in the original Noughts and Crosses, I enjoyed continuing the story of Callum and Sephy and their families. I now need to find some time to read all five books in the correct order all the way through!
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