Master of Murder - Christopher Pike

Even from a young age I was a huge fan of thrillers, I remember about 7/8 years ago now, I actually made my first trip into the school library to go on the computers and ended up browsing at some books. I had heard of an author called Christopher Pike from a friend and when I was there I decided to actually get myself a library card and get this book. The reason I'm reviewing it now, is I have just got my younger sister into this author, and one night whilst I was bored I picked up one of the books in her Pike collection and found myself reading probably one of my most favourite Pike books and the first one I ever read. It took me an hour and a half to get ...  Read the complete review

+ MEET THE MAIN CHARACTER + Marvin Summer is your typical high school boy from a typical small American town - in no ways a jock since he's not athletic, and in no ways a geek since he's barely scraping by in English class. Quite easy to miss, really, and admits he is hopelessly single as he gazes wistfully towards the object of his affection (unrequited teenage love seems to be a standard theme in Pike books, I've noticed) as she's thoroughly engrossed in the latest book of a best selling murder mystery series. The author's name, Mack Slate, is on everybody's lips as they eagerly await the final installment... speculation runs amok in school corridors ...  Read the complete review