Review: Lost by S. J. Bolton

A Mysterious Review of Lost by S. J. Bolton. A Lacey Flint Novella.

Review summary: This is a suspenseful, spine-chilling mystery that poses two "who"-type questions: the obvious one, who is the serial killer, but also who is posting information about the cases online? Even as the book nears its end, the answers to these "who" questions remain a mystery, the hallmark of a very well crafted and written story. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Lost
S. J. Bolton
A Lacey Flint Novella
Minotaur Books (June 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Like everyone reading the newspapers these days, 10-year-old Barney Roberts knows the killer will strike again soon. The victim will be another boy, just like him. The body will be drained of blood, and left somewhere on a Thames beach. There will be no clues for London detectives Dana Tulloch and Mark Joesbury to find. There will be no warning about who will be next. There will be no real reason for Barney’s friend and neighbor, Lacey Flint, on leave from her job as a London police detective, to become involved … and no chance that she can stay away.

With the clock ticking, the violence escalating, and young lives at stake, Lacey and Barney both know they can’t afford a single wrong step if they hope to make it through alive.