Lost Boy Lost Girl: A Novel
 

Lost Boy Lost Girl: A Novel

by Peter Straub

A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son– fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill–vanishes. His uncle, novelist Timothy Underhill, searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might help unravel this horrible dual mystery. He soon learns that a pedophilic murderer is on the loose in the vicinity, and that shortly before his mother’s suicide, Mark had... (read more)

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Avidan A
  • Rated 4 stars

A very intriguing story which starts when a woman commits suicide and nobody really knows the reason. At first you get the impression that she was unhappy with her life and her husband didn't do much to help that, but in fact the book goes much deeper than that when her son, Mark, discovers a mysterious house. What he manages to discover in the house reveals a secret that few know and are willing to talk about. His adventure started with a mission, to find the reason behind his mother's...

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Nightmare T
  • Rated 1 stars

It started out very promising. I was interested, engaged, and exited to see how it would end, and the buildup of suspense was absolutely delicious. But when it actually DID end, I was rather disappointed, to say the least. The last few chapters were sloppy and rushed and didn't tie up anything. I get the impression that somewhere near the end he got tired of writing it and decided to finish it as quickly as possible, regardless of quality.

Great beginnings are worthless without great...

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  • Rated 3.5 stars
 

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  • aWiE TrueriTe

    awie truerite said:

    got confused at the end but i should applaud the writer.

    posted Saturday, May 3 2008
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