The White Mercedes

"Chris Marshall met the girl he was going to kill on a warm night in early June. . . ." is the first sentence of this thrilling tale. Even though the overall idea of what happens in the end is known, the reader wonders how it could possibly happen. Seventeen-year-old Chris, who lives and works in Oxford, falls in love with an elusive girl, Jenny, and while searching for her discovers the terrible consequences of trusting the wrong person. This story begins at a formal Oxford ball, focusing on Chris, who is working there, on the lights. While at this ball, he meets Jenny, a girl who did not get to this extravagant dance in a conventional fashion, she climbed over the wall, and could get caught. Chris helps her to escape from trouble, and falls in love with her, which starts a fascinating string of events.

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The White Mercedes

Philip Pullman

Alfred Knopf

Young adult

Tragedy