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A complex and constantly changing story. Due to the facts consistently changing and being added to, it's really difficult to come up with a true conclusion to what actually happened.
Seeing the officials and lawyers going through back bends and contusions to actually discover the true realities of the case was both frustrating and encouraging.
The whole case is less than satisfying, but that's what reality is.

Very rich in concept and ideas! It truly required the entire book to paint the entire picture, and "the entire picture”, as disturbing and uncomfortable as it is was definitely painted.
The book combines the beauty and honesty of government officials with the corruption and dishonesty so easily obtained by same. In many ways my favorite of the Ceepak books

love me some Ceepak. I had read the entire series years ago, but I needed to dip my toes again. The author supports the need to maintain positively and cheerfulness to maintain the fictional town with the poor and evil of circumstances and, to be honest, children in general of reality to build a suspenseful and engrossing story. Well done.

Not much to say - it was there...
It's a cozy mystery/fantasy that doesn't require a whole lot of brain work. A mindless, entertaining way to waste time...

The story was good, but there are a lot of unanswered questions! The fact that a lot of things are left to the imagination or personal conclusions is a combination of great and unsettling. I like being able to keep a book that I have read going in my brain - to reach my own conclusions and decisions - but a lot of it seems unfinished and like there's more to that to be filled in. But I really did like the story!

I was skeptical about this book; I started reading it on my Kindle, but I read so slowly (partly due to my poor vision) that I couldn't follow the story. I switched to text to speech, and as I was able to follow the story, I realized that had great potential, and in fact I enjoyed it. The author was able to take a revolting idea and make it into a reasonable story and a reasonable sounding solution to particular heinous crimes and situations. The whole thing still makes me feel a little bit dirty, so I can revel in the fact that I personally am not involved!

What an astonishing story! I heard the book mentioned on NPR, and the description intrigued me. Neither the NPR description nor the “editors summary” really prepared me for the book. It was so full of feelings and emotions and true sentiments, as well as being a complete story about a legal situation in the the late 1700s. The legal system was so different back then that it was barely recognizable! And yet, we still struggle with prejudices and recognitions of totally undesirable folk!
The authors note at the end clarifies that it really is a fiction, but it's strongly based on reality. Several of the dates are NOT Correct or precise but instead warden made for the story. But overall, it's a great and real history and story, and it didn't take long for the reader to Relate on a fundamental level with the main character.
Excellent book!

Too much romance, and too much religion. The overall story was OK, but I didn't agree with the main character, and the depiction of Antifa was more politically motivated than real.
I guess what I'm saying, is that I need to change my rating from three to two. Too bad.

This was surprisingly entertaining and satisfying, although there was a little too much romance. The suspense was continual as was the mystery. The the publisher's summary indicated that it incorporated ghosts, but there was mystery as to what that had to do with anything; said mystery was solved near the end. The characters had surprises all the way through, and the way they interacted with and about each other was engaging. What a lot of fun!

Better than a standard cozy mystery, but I can't really elaborate how. It may be then again, the characters are well defined and consistent. Or, it may just be that I liked it better I assume not that much in favor of the amount of romance, but oh well. I guess that I'm just not in favor of reading about sex and having the actual physical aspects thrown at me. But I enjoyed the book overall.

This is the second in the series, and its as thrilling and involving as the first. I still love the characters, and the suspense is tangible. The reader feels a little sorry for the villain, who didn't deserve the horrible hand he was dealt, but seeing the inventions and possibilities written by great writers like this one (Gregg Olsen) is very mind opening. One feels bad for the villain even though it's only a fiction story, but at the same time, one realizes that there really are real live people who were dealt equally bad hands, and society cannot deal with it.
Great book!