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The very idea that this one is based on actual events is chilling enough. The fact that I remember this happening pushes it beyond that. This one is more crime drama than thriller or mystery, so keep that in mind. It doesn't really have the pacing for a thriller and it's too predictable for any real suspense, but that doesn't make it any less compelling. I'm dating myself, but I certainly remember the early 80s, and Kali White did an excellent job of painting a picture of small-town life in that era. This isn't a book that will be for everyone, but it is well done and if you enjoy crime dramas, this is a good one.

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book!! I think this genre may be my current favorite. I enjoyed every bit of this book and couldn’t put it down. I loved how the story was told and I loved the ending. Anyone into suspenseful crime books should definitely read this one!!

You think you know what’s going on and then nope you don’t know anything

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slow-paced

4.0

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2.0

Learned a lot about the missing boys from Des Moines, Iowa. At times, the novel was slow moving but the different point of views helped.

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3.0

This was OK! Slightly riveting missing kid plot. The 80s references were heavy-handed. And some parts felt ripped without nuance from a psychology textbook about abused children. There wasn’t much of a mystery either (the suspects were made obvious from page 1) and the resolutions didn’t make total sense but the ending was creepy.

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5.0

Set in Des Moin in the 1980’s the unthinkable happens, paperboy Christopher Stewart has gone missing. When he doesn’t show up later the police and FBI deem him as kidnapped. That same morning Sammy Cox a paperboy the same age is seen running home from his paper route, out of breath and hiding a dark secret. Sammy’s sister who dreams of one day going to college to become a writer decides to do her own investigating because she knows that Christopher isn’t the first paperboy to have gone missing. Crystal hopes that’s writing her own article on the missing paperboys will land her a scholarship into college. Detective Dale whose on Christopher’s case has been haunted by missing boys case and he’s determined to break the case and bring some closure to the missing boys family’s. As we dive more into the mystery of the boys disappearance, their abductions set in motion a devastating chain of events that touch the lives of everyone in the small town. I loved the slow build up of the mystery and the book is told in three POVS, Sammy , Crystal and Detective Dale. I felt that gave you a more in depth look at the story. Be aware there are a few triggers like child abuse. The book leaves you with the question who are the monsters? Does hunting one make you one as well? Five Stars

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