The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer
Summary: Belinda Bauer is a phenomenal voice in British crime fiction,
whose work has garnered rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Shortlisted
for the 2015 Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, The Facts of Life and Death is a creepy,
edge-of-your-seat thriller about a serial killer who terrorizes vulnerable
women, with their families forced to bear witness.
On the beaches and
cliffs of North Devon, lone women have become victims in a terrifying game
where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new
game is murder.
But a madman on the loose feels very far from
the crumbling, seaside home of ten-year-old Ruby Trick. Instead she lives in
constant fear of school bullies, the dark forest crowding her house into the
sea, and the threat of her parents’ divorce. Helping her father to catch the
killer seems like the only way to keep him close. As long as the killer doesn’t
catch her first.
Angie’s comments: Ruby is an interesting narrator, and it is frightening some
of the things she sees and goes through. Having the narrator be a child means
that the events are described differently than if the narrator was an adult.
This is a bit of a scary read, partly due to the narrator being a child.
Recommended for readers who like dark mysteries.
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