A review by mholles
The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert

3.0

For a first book it wasn't bad. But I was disappointed. The author is from NE, and the story is set in NE, so I was expecting a better sense of place. I could have been reading about Main or Oklahoma. I liked Essie and her family, but it was hard to tell if the story was about them or about Lenore the "missing girl". The writing style, with the short chapters, was more mystery/thriller, but the plot and characters felt more literary, so it wasn't a smooth read.