A review by cheryl6of8
The Black Book of Secrets by F.E. Higgins

3.0

This book had its ups and downs for me. It is one I picked up a while back intending to give away but curiosity got the better of me. It has dark spots and spots of hope and wisdom and spots that were not as interesting to me as they might have been to a younger person with less knowledge of historical true crime. The idea that confession is good for the soul and the relief of telling difficult secrets is something that works with my therapist training. The concept of people hearing promises that were not made when they were desperate for hope also makes sense. But I am not sure I would sell my secret to a Secret Pawnbroker, even if I did trust him to follow his own rules and do no harm.