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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780099244523
ISBN number: 0099244527
Label: Arrow Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd
Page Count: 410
Printing Date: October 28, 1999
Publishing house: Arrow Books Ltd
Sale Popularity Level: 358335
Studio: Arrow Books Ltd
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Sadie's purple bike was found abandoned at the bus stop. Then her friend disappeared, which led the police to propose a runaway theory to the press. But State Police Investigator Rouge Kendall wasn't convinced, thinking back 15 years to the imprisonment of Father Paul Marie for a similar crime.
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Readers familiar with Mallory, the intriguing and original heroine of O'Connell's four previous suspense novels, will recognize familiar themes of loss and abandonment in the brilliant, enigmatic forensic psychologist Ali Cray, whose scarred face only hints at the emotional residue of a childhood trauma. Ali ties the mysterious disappearance of two young girls to the rape and murder long ago of Susan Kendall, the twin sister of a small-town New York policeman, Rouge. Realizing that the priest who was convicted of Susan Kendall's murder is probably innocent, Rouge has a personal as well as professional reason for joining Ali in tracking down Susan's killer before he completes the ritual murder of at least one of the missing girls.
The protagonists of Judas Child are direct literary descendants of Mallory, the author's earlier creation; like her, their childhood suffering illuminates their adult character and motivation. But while Mallory can only react to the past, Rouge and Ali find in each other a mirror that lights up the dark corners of their past and frees them of the survivor guilt both suffer. O'Connell's same penetrating psychological insight animates the novel's other characters: Dr. Mortimer Cray, Ali's uncle, a psychiatrist who bears the awful burden of knowing who the killer is but is constrained by professional ethics from revealing it; gutsy, clever Sadie Green, the Judas child of the title, and her irritating, annoying, desperate mother, Becca; FBI agent Arnie Pyle, who's dying to know how Ali got her scar; and Father Paul Marie, jailed for 15 years for a crime he may not have committed. The opening sentence grabs the reader, and doesn't let go till the last page. In her skilled rendering of psychological suspense, O'Connell is on a par with Barbara Vine and Frances Fyfield; like Jonathan Kellerman, she is also an astute observer of children, especially those who survive the most terrifying youthful traumas and betrayals. Judas Child may be O'Connell's 'breakout' book, and it will surely send readers who've just discovered her in search of her backlist while they await her subsequent one. --Jane Adams
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This was a good book, but it way too long, at least 50 pages could have been cut. The book was a rip-off of a famous movie, I won't give you the title of the movie or you will know what the book is about. There was nothing original about this book, thou I most say all the characters were well written and interesting. The most interesting characters in the book were Rouge, Sadie and David, who should have had a bigger part in the book. This would have been a five-star book, but I gave it only three stars because there was too much useless information which made for boring reading.
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I have only recently discovered Carol O'Connell, and I am working my way through her novels. I love the Mallory series, but picked this one up because it's by the same author. It was a gripping, can't-put-this-down read. The ending still haunts me.
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I love this author anyway, but this is just simply wonderful and one of the best reads ever.
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This is the second time I read this and I'll keep it to read again. The plot was suspenseful and unpredictable and well written. This is the only novel that I have read by this author but look forward to reading others. This is definitely a fast paced page turner and would recommend to anyone who enjoys mysteries or thrillers. You won't be disappointed.
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This is the best book I've ever read.....almost. After the very first few pages, when it seems young girls are disappearing and found dead, I threatened the recommender with dismemberment b/c I have little girls at home. But as I kept on, I was hooked. It is well written with a phenomenal ending. Not for those who read the last pages first.
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