Just a few pages in and I want more!
Mr. North has us in the palm of his hand with this teaser of the complete novel. How was Paul involved in the murder all those years ago on the playground? Or was he? Twenty-five years later, he returns to his hometown as his mother lingers on the brink of passing, suffering from dementia and frightened of . . .? Paul is nervous at her ravings of things only she can see. So is the reader! All that happened those many years ago is about to break out of its silence and we can feel it. Here is where the story stops. On to the complete novel to discover the truth!