Tom Burne Has Left the Chat

This wasn''t my phone. This was real. Tom had died today, literally died, and here I was, picking through the digital carrion like some sort of virtual vulture. What happens to your phone when you die and who has access to your online legacy? When micro-influencer Tom Burne takes his own life, he leaves behind his phone, its password and a cryptic message that needs decoding. Seventeen-year-old Jamie doesn''t intend to take the phone, but once he does, he knows it was meant for him. Fuelled by his own sense of isolation and the recent passing of his father, Jamie loses himself in uncovering the truth. The more he investigates the digital fragments contained within the phone, the deeper into Tom''s dark world he falls. As his own grief resurfaces and with his mother pushing for them to move to a different country for a fresh start, Jamie has very little time to find out the harsh reality that led to Tom''s tragic end. Can he clear Tom''s name before it is too late?

Product details

• Authors: Sean Farrelly, Seán Farrelly
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 07.05.2026
• EAN: 9780571388219
• ISBN: 978-0-571-38821-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 14 years, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Contemporary and urban fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories