paper $14.99
305 pgs. ( and then Ch. 1 of upcoming Misery Bay)
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 4
Setting: Back and forth between 1991 and 2000, Michigan, then short stints in NYC and LA.When I began this book I had my doubts about whether I'd enjoy the format - each chapter going backward or forward, telling two continuous parts of the story simultaneously. But it really worked - I didn't get lost or confused and I couldn't put the book down.
One-sentence summary: Mike, a mute young man ending a ten-year prison sentence, tells the story of how he became a safecracker and ended up in prison.
Some unknown incident in Mike's life so traumatized him that he lost his ability to speak at age 8. Part of the mystery is to discover more about this incident. And the rest is to watch his journey from inquisitive, sad youth to safecracker and thief. He is an "innocent"...and I cheered for him all along the way.
This is a story of how life can overwhelmingly control you until you become strong enough - or care enough - to take control yourself.
Super story, formatted cleverly.
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