Exposure by Mal Peet

The boy with all the dreadlocks had two line of business: cars and the patio trade. He had been watching his turf – the pavement along the front of the La Nacion’s building – for a few months now. Longer than most of his predecessors. The car thing was usual, but he did it with politeness, even delicacy, and these were not qualities his victims would expect from one of his kind.

Otello is South Americas’s top footballer. Desmerelda is the pop star daughter of a right wing politician. When they suddenly and scandalously get married they are thrust into the media spotlight. But fame has it’s price and when Otello is implicated in murder his life spirals out of control. ‘Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer’ seems to be the message. But who are your friends and who are your enemies?

Exposure is longlisted for the Silver Inky