Rating: 4/5
Review:
An exciting and intelligent read
I thought this was a good book - well written in an unflashy way, thoughtful and gripping. It isn't a conventional crime novel in that there is no mystery about who committed a crime; it is a psychological study of the effect of a crime on a family for generations afterward, and of the mind of a serial child-killer. Both these aspects are skilfully handled and I found them interesting and very believable. Bauer also gets into the mind of a twelve-year-old boy very credibly, although I did find some of his actions and ideas rather more adult than was wholly plausible. Nevertheless, I would recommend this book as an engrossing, exciting and intelligent read. It is an impressive first novel.
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