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279 pp.
| Dutton |
September, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-525-47801-0$16.99
(4)
YA
A senior at the demanding, remote boarding school at which his father is headmaster, David investigates his mother's two-years-unsolved murder, believing his father to be the culprit. The true villain's motives are a bit convoluted for credibility, but the meticulous layering of detail adds up to a satisfying bait-and-switch plot that doesn't play to expectations.