"Children should be able to play safely in fashionable Tyler's Grove. So why are so many having accidents, fatal accidents?
Dropped off by the school bus, six year old James Merritt waits anxiously for his mother. He knows he must not cross the road alone. But his mother does not come. Then a familar figure beckons... and another child is caught up in the horror that grips this small community."

I can't really tell whether I liked this novel or not. On the one hand, it is really a combination of horror and crime novel as it is about some of the most hideous, disgusting, completely insane crimes I have ever read about, with children as victims... Also, some character descriptions are too based on black-and-white-thinking, in my opinion - the real world cannot be divided as easily in "good" and "bad" people (though it is true that it is difficult not to revert to black-and-white-thinking when children are attacked). And, even taking his horrible childhood memory into account, I can't understand why Drum would have a problem with Holmes and Watson being "bent", love is beautiful and has nothing to do with the violence he experienced, I would have liked to have an explanation for this strange prejudice of his. Also, the language with terms like "broad" did not charm me either.
On the other hand, I have found the story suspenseful, a real page turner, very hard to put down. Also, I have found the description of the relations between people often endearing. Judith Kelman shows the strong bond and energy of love that can shape and protect families and the novel has some great moments...
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Read for efell's Lesechallenge, category "author has the same first name as me or a relative of mine", here on bookcrossing and for the Let's read in English challenge on lovelybooks.de.

Happy reading! / Bonne lecture ! / Viel Freude mit diesem Buch!