Loved this psychological thriller centered on the on again-off again relationships between 3 Jr High girls. The bullying that goes on results in a serious incident with two of the girls being hospitalized-- one with severe facial disfigurement, the other in shock.
But who was the attacker? Are the third girl and a boy friend from school who was supposed to meet them at the site of the attack involved? Or is Joseph Wither, the center of an urban legend from decades ago, alive or reaching out from the beyond to continue the crimes he was accused of as a teenager? Or is there a more sinister reality involving the teacher who assigned them the urban legend project that started them down this road?
The police seem to be running in circles trying to discover the doer of the crime with little physical evidence until a surveillance video seems to help clear up the girls' confusing statements.
And is the hospital child psychologist who is consulting on the medical case helping or hurting?
A surprise ending was one I considered shortly before it was revealed, but the book was a good diversion over a quiet holiday weekend.
I couldn't put this one down...it kept me up late for several nights in a row! I will look for more books by this author.
But who was the attacker? Are the third girl and a boy friend from school who was supposed to meet them at the site of the attack involved? Or is Joseph Wither, the center of an urban legend from decades ago, alive or reaching out from the beyond to continue the crimes he was accused of as a teenager? Or is there a more sinister reality involving the teacher who assigned them the urban legend project that started them down this road?
The police seem to be running in circles trying to discover the doer of the crime with little physical evidence until a surveillance video seems to help clear up the girls' confusing statements.
And is the hospital child psychologist who is consulting on the medical case helping or hurting?
A surprise ending was one I considered shortly before it was revealed, but the book was a good diversion over a quiet holiday weekend.
I couldn't put this one down...it kept me up late for several nights in a row! I will look for more books by this author.
I call this book many faceted. There were a lot of elements of family life, concerns, parents, relatives, upbringing. I don't like to explain what the book is about because you can get that on the cover. It kept my interest all the way through. You try to unravel it as you go. Really like Heather Gudenkauf's writing.
It was not as good as I had hoped.
