Read Between the Lies

Two boys, one struggle.

Tommy and Ryan are as different as they come. A young offender, Tommy is tough and cool. Ryan is a good student, well-behaved, and definitely not cool.

Forced to become a family, the two discover their shared dyslexia and develop an unlikely friendship.

As Ryan helps Tommy crack the code of reading, a secret is revealed that will change their lives forever...

Packed with his hallmark heart and humour, prize-winning Malcolm Duffy explores the joys and challenges of dyslexia in his third novel. For 12+.

Reviews for "Read Between the Lies":

'A grippingly unfolding domestic drama... The book's two engaging narrators learn and teach the value of empathy with others' - Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week.

'An honest, open family drama shining a light on dyslexia' - Sunday Express.



Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, Malcolm Duffy got his degree in Law at Warwick University, and then worked professionally in TV and radio. His time as Creative Director of Comic Relief inspired his first novel.