![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a well-written novel that should satisfy confident, thoughtful readers who don't mind Australian slang and brand names.-Michelle Anderson, Tauranga City Libraries, New Zealand Somewhat graphic descriptions of the murdered body, swearing, and a subplot of child's sexual abuse make this a novel aimed at older teens. However, the author develops the characters into authentic, sympathetic individuals while keeping the mystery sustained and the plot moving forward. It is a little confusing, as the fight is detailed, schoolteachers and main characters are introduced, and Mycroft comes off as a smart mouth. The book begins with the aftermath of a fight-Watts and friend Mai mopping up Mycroft's blood. Mycroft lives with an uncaring aunt and is still suffering from the loss of his parents in a car crash. Rachel hates the city of Melbourne and longs for her family's outback farm, lost to foreclosure. However, it's also a tale of a friendship and developing romance of two grieving teenagers. This story is, in part, a homage to Sherlock Holmes and follows all the traditions of a whodunit. Mycroft is convinced that there is more to the murder than the police believe and persuades Watts to help him investigate. ![]() Gr 9 Up-Seventeen-year-old neighbors Rachel Watts and James Mycroft find the murdered body of a homeless man they know. ![]()
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