A voice slid like a knife into his ear. "You vermin," it said. "In a moment you'll be nothing, no more than a lump of dead meat. That will silence our little secret, won't it?"Friendship vs. treachery in Ancient Greece, a decade before the Trojan War. Menelaus, teenage son of the assassinated High King of Greece, Atreus, is skidding ever deeper into danger. Odysseus, his best friend, tries to help – but Odysseus's great ideas have a tendency to backfire ... Who should you trust when there is murder at Mycenae?New Zealand author Catherine Mayo's exciting debut book takes a fresh approach to Greek myths and legends, portraying the heroes of the Trojan War in their adolescent years. Young adult fiction readers and lovers of the Classics will be engrossed by this epic action-adventure Bronze Age novel, with its backdrop of political scheming and mystery.

War is coming to Bronze Age Greece and it's time to skill up. Odysseus's challenges are mounting. Can he find his grandfather's hidden gold? Find the strength to string and shoot the Great Bow of Eurytos, which no man has done for generations? Toughest of all, can he persuade a girl to love him?The Bow is the exciting sequel to New Zealand author Catherine Mayo's epic action-adventure novel Murder at Mykenai. Taking a fresh approach to Greek myths and legends, these historical young adult fiction books portray the heroes of the Trojan War in their teen years. Blood, battles, mystery and treachery – will Odysseus and Menelaus win or lose?Read more at catherinemayoauthor.com