Art therapist Celia Griswold, who works at a center for severely emotionally disturbed children, senses something very wrong when a seven-year-old boy, an "elective" mute, is brought in by his strange, threatening stepfather, Chet. What starts as a simple puzzle in an ordinary woman's life becomes a harrowing cat-and-mouse game, as Chet realizes that the child's drawings reveal more truth than he deems acceptable.
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Art therapist Celia Griswold, who works at a center for severely emotionally disturbed children, senses something very wrong when a seven-year-old boy, an "elective" mute, is brought in by his strange, threatening stepfather, Chet. What starts as a simple puzzle in an ordinary woman's life becomes a harrowing cat-and-mouse game, as Chet realizes that the child's drawings reveal more truth than he deems acceptable.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. St Martin's Press, 1998. First US edition-first printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). White hardback (red lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover) with Dj (two small nicks, scratch and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small ink marks on the outer edges, small crease on the edges of the pages. 293pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition.
I LOVE THIS BOOK. IT TAKES SIMPLE PEOPLE IN A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SETTING, AND PRESENTS A MONSTER OF A MAN WHO HAS MURDERED A MOM AND KIDNAPPED A CHILD. THE STORY IS TOLD BY THE YOUNG WOMEN TRYING TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY OF THE CHILD WHO WILL NOT SPEAK. SHE HERSELF IS IN GREAT PERIL. THE WRITING HOWEVER, IS WHAT I LOVE THE BEST - INTELLIGENT AND MOVING.