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156 pp.
| Delacorte |
October, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-385-72962-6$$15.95
(4)
YA
In his final novel, Cormier makes readers privy to the secrets of a self-loathing police detective, Trent, and his suspect, twelve-year-old Jason. Readers know all along that Jason is innocent of murder; what suspense the book holds is provided by Trent's interrogation, designed not to reveal the truth but to make the boy confess. Events are told rather than shown; motivations are declared rather than developed.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2001