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When twelve year old Esther goes missing on her way home from school, the whole town is impacted. Her single mother is devastated and her best friend Ronnie tries to find out what happened to her. In this small Australian town there are limited suspects, but putting the pieces together prove challenging. Many are harboring secrets and the detectives assigned to the case have theory after theory but a real suspect for a time proves elusive.
Heartbreaking in parts, a mother's anguish, this book gi ...more
Heartbreaking in parts, a mother's anguish, this book gi ...more
3.5 small town mystery stars
Set in Durton, Australia, this debut novel creates a small-town populated by a mostly unlikeable set of adult characters. Along with chapters voiced by a Greek chorus composed of kids of the town, this one was very atmospheric although a bit of a slow start.
Esther, Ronnie, and Lewis are great friends torn apart when Esther (12-years-old) goes missing one day. She parts ways walking home from school with Ronnie and never makes it home. Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels ...more
Set in Durton, Australia, this debut novel creates a small-town populated by a mostly unlikeable set of adult characters. Along with chapters voiced by a Greek chorus composed of kids of the town, this one was very atmospheric although a bit of a slow start.
Esther, Ronnie, and Lewis are great friends torn apart when Esther (12-years-old) goes missing one day. She parts ways walking home from school with Ronnie and never makes it home. Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels ...more
This is a sad and heartbreaking novel, but I truly enjoyed it anyway. The story takes place in a small rural town in Australia where a young girl has gone missing. From the first chapter you know she died but you then go back a few days prior to when she doesn’t return home from school and follow the investigation. It’s told from multiple points of view, one being the collective “we”, representing the town’s children as a whole. Reading those chapters took a little getting used to because initia
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