Boy In the Water - Stephen Dobyns Reviews
Description:ISBN 0312975228 / Author: Stephen Dobyns / Genre: Crime / Thriller / New headmaster, Jim Hawthorne, wants to save the Bishop's Hill ... more
Boy In the Water - Stephen Dobyns ... Academy from it's downward spiral, partly as a salve for his own soul.But there is a deeper evil at work in the school.Newest Review: ... it swiftly became one of my favourite ever novels. I did not think it was possible for him to beat it and on reading this ... more
... novel, I have to say that whilst he came very close, he just could not quite manage it. His characters are excellent. He paints a superb picture of the tortured Hawthorne and he creates a real air of mystery around his characters, with LeBrun being a good example. Even the smallest of characters are described well, such as Frankfurter and the plot is constantly developing. The denouement is suitably surprising and exciting. The one thing I did not like about it was the epilogue, as it left just a few too many lo...more
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Jim Hawthorne is the new head of Bishop`s Hill Academy. The school is in trouble and he has pledged to save it, not knowing that there is something evil going on. A boy is found dead, but as time goes on, it is too late to stop the terrible madness. When I read `The Church Of Dead Girls` by this author, it swiftly became one of my favourite ever novels. I did not think it was possible for him to beat it and on reading this novel, I have to say that whilst he came very close, he just could not quite manage it. His characters are excellent. He paints a superb picture of the tortured Hawthorne and he creates a real air of mystery around his characters, ... Read the complete review
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