Acceleration (Readers Circle)
It’s a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority’s Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will...
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It’s a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority’s Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan’s just about had enough. Then he finds a little leather book. It’s a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can’t make himself stop reading.What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman?And what if time was running out. . . .From the Hardcover edition.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780440238362 (0440238366)
ASIN: 0440238366
Publish date: 2005-05-10
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Pages no: 210
Edition language: English
This book was just OK. It was a short audio book. I thought the ending was a bit rushed. Can't really give it more than 2 stars though.
If one is to look at this through the eyes of a teenager, the reasoning for not going pressing the issue with the police makes sense. If one looks at it through the eyes of an adult...what the hell, it was fun. It's a good, basic look at the serial killer genre, which I like (though not nearly as ...