Steve is accused of being an accomplice in the robbery and murder of a drug store owner. In a riveting novel from Myers (At Her Majesty’s Request, 1999, etc.), a teenager who dreams of being a filmmaker writes the story of his trial for felony murder in the form of a movie script, with journal entries after each day’s action. Though the story ends in an unusual and slightly awkward fashion, the realistic complexities explored are ripe for discussion. What readers think they know is often challenged, and no neat resolution exists. The different voices add to the puzzle, as each follows his own path to solving the crime.
Intriguing secondary characters have their own puzzles to solve, usually compelling, though occasionally their stories dissolve in to educational lectures about drugs and mental health. Along with Pearl, the possessive daughter of the cemetery groundskeeper, Murray investigates the unhappy haunt. Lately, though, there’s been a restless spirit disturbing the cemetery’s peace, and Murray worries that it may be connected to a schoolmate who went missing a while back. Usually Murray finds speaking with the dead restful, a vast improvement over spending time with his prostitute mother. High-schooler Murray talks to dead people-and they talk back. A spectral mystery starts strong but ends differently.
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