"When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope.

In the weeks following her death, Susie watches life continuing without her - her school friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her family holding out hope that she'll be found, her killer trying to cover his tracks." (Notes from jacket.)

I was initially sceptical, but was quickly drawn in and thoroughly enjoyed watching the story unfold.

Release planned for Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at Tim Horton's Commissioners Rd W and Boler Rd in london, Ontario Canada.