Black for Remembrance

It’s been almost twenty years since Caroline’s 5-year-old daughter, Hayley, was kidnapped and later found murdered. Caroline is now remarried, has a teenage son and an 8-year-old daughter. Suddenly unexplained things begin happening—Hayley’s clown doll which went missing when Hayley was abducted, reappears; Caroline thinks she hears Hayley’s voice calling for her; people connected with Hayley’s kidnapping case are being murdered. Has Hayley come back from the dead, or is this the work of some other sick psychopath?

This was a strangely compelling read, both creepy and disturbing, with an interesting assortment of characters in the cast. Very engrossing, fast-paced, kept me guessing, and held my interest throughout.

This was a pretty good page turner. I kept going back to it when I got a few minutes to read. I would have stayed up late into the night to finish it if it had been necessary. The plot was pretty creepy, with lots of twists and turns.

A child disappears. Body is found, burned and beheaded. Twenty years later . . . her doll appears, her voice is heard, people start dying around town, accompanied by black silk flowers with notes in childish scrawl . . . what is going on?

The ending left me rather unsettled -- as was its intent, I believe. But it was quite creative . . . I did not figure this one out.

Excellent mystery, thoroughly enjoyed