The Killer’s Cousin by Nancy Werlin
My rating: 4/5 cats
okay, this book is not four-stars cats like proust is four-stars cats. this earns its rating because after reading a series of “ho-hum” and “meh-meh” teen books—this one was actually pretty good.
except for the epilogue, which made me a little embarrassed. ungood.
it’s kind of a ghost story, it’s kind of a mystery, it’s kind of a story about a creepy little kid, it’s kind of a coming-of-age story.
but it works.
it may be just that i read it in about an hour and a half, so my reading didn’t get interrupted, but it felt very fast-paced and exciting, and the story itself was well-told and original. and it won an edgar award.
it’s weird, i liked it a lot while i was reading it, but today, the day after, i can’t remember why.
here is a picture of a wombat tummy instead!
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