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Mary Austin is the kind of teacher that parents adore and children wish for. Firm and compassionate, a guiding light in their lives, she would do anything to protect her students.

But that loyalty is tested when the school's sadistic bully is found dead on campus, and suspicion falls on six children in her class. None willing to talk. To point the finger.

To reveal the killer.

Faced with this, Mary finds herself confronted with dark memories from her own childhood. Fragmentary flashes from the past that test the bounds of her reality, the onslaught worsening when a tenacious detective is brought in to close the case.

On loan from the Seattle Police Department, Detective Dooley Ashe is plagued by his own demons, but focuses on breaking through the wall of silence the children have erected. Up against a town indifferent toward the crime and suspects virtually untouchable by the law, Dooley turns to Mary as an avenue to the truth.

As an unlikely closeness develops between Dooley and Mary, the suspected children close ranks, worried that one of their own is ready to break and give the detective what he wants.

But when unseen adversaries push back, with both damaging and deadly results, Dooley and Mary are forced to face their personal limits as they each discover the unthinkable identity of the real killer.
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Praise for Ryne Douglas Pearson's novels... "...chillingly prescient..down-to-the-wire suspense" Publishers Weekly for 'Capitol Punishment' "Action-packed and fast-paced... Keeps the reader flipping pages frantically" Library Journal for 'Simple Simon' "Excellent entertainment from first page to last" Booklist for 'Simple Simon' "Aerodynamic prose and superb pacing... A one-sitting book that will make the hours fly by" Publishers Weekly for 'Simple Simon'

About the Author

Ryne Douglas Pearson is an accomplished novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of several novels, including Cloudburst, October's Ghost, Capitol Punishment, Simple Simon, Top Ten, The Donzerly Light, All For One, and Confessions. He is also the author of the short story collection, Dark and Darker. His works have been translated into Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German, and other languages, and his thriller Simple Simon was made into the film Mercury Rising. As a screenwriter he has worked on numerous movies. The film Knowing, based on his original script, was released in 2009 and opened #1 at the box office. Receiving Four Stars from Roger Ebert, who branded it 'among the best science-fiction films I've seen', it went on to earn more than $180 million worldwide. He has also done uncredited work on films such as the remakes of The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Eye. Despite the often 'dark' nature of his novels and films, Pearson has been noted to have a 'sweet, disarming quality' by Entertainment Weekly-an accusation he has been unable to shake. When not writing he is usually thinking about writing, or touting the wonders of bacon in online conversations. He is addicted to diet soda and the sound of his children laughing. A west coast native, he lives in California with his wife, children, a Doberman Shepherd and a Beagle Vizsla.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0044KM16I
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1066 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 377 pages
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    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 453 ratings

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Ryne Douglas Pearson is an accomplished novelist and screenwriter. He writes thrillers and contemporary fiction, and is the author of several novels, including Cloudburst, October's Ghost, Capitol Punishment, Simple Simon, Top Ten, The Donzerly Light, All For One, Confessions, and Cop Killer. He is also the author of the short story collection, Dark and Darker. His works have been translated into Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, German, Polish, French and other languages. His novel Simple Simon was made into the film Mercury Rising. As a screenwriter he has worked on numerous movies. The film Knowing, based on his original script, was released in 2009 and opened #1 at the box office. Receiving Four Stars from Roger Ebert, who branded it 'among the best science-fiction films I've seen', it went on to earn more than $180 million worldwide. He has also done uncredited work on films such as the remakes of The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Eye.

Despite the often 'dark' nature of his novels and films, Pearson has been noted to have a 'sweet, disarming quality' by Entertainment Weekly-an accusation he has been unable to shake. When not writing he is usually thinking about writing, or touting the wonders of bacon in online conversations. He is addicted to diet soda and the sound of his children laughing. A west coast native, he lives in California with his wife, children, a Doberman Kelpie and a Beagle Vizsla.

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BeckiM
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-done Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2012
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Other reviewers have complained that the "reveal" was not as shocking as it might have been, and it is true that you will probably figure out the twist by Part Two. There are a lot of books and movies ("Sixth Sense" "Psycho") where knowing that twist ruins the rest of the plot, but I didn't think that was true in this case. I thought the book was far more about loyalty and how far you could go to protect someone you cared about, and that was still true no matter which person actually killed Guy, the bully. Also, additional things happen as the investigation goes on, so I didn't figure out exactly what happened and how it all fit together until the very end.
Briefly, the 6th grade bully is killed and 6 children agree to protect the killer. A former detective, known informally as "Kiddie Catcher" for his ability to bond with underage criminals, is called in to consult on the case. He asks for help with the investigation from the children's teacher, who believes they are innocent and wants to protect "her kids." Detective Dooley learns important details about each of the kids involved, more details about the victim, and becomes emotionally involved with the teacher Mary.
The book is a little slow at the beginning, mostly because there are so many characters and not enough information to keep them straight. Personal note, I wish there had been fewer "J" names since I had trouble distinguishing between Joel, Jeffrey, and Joey? As you begin to learn more about each one, their individual stories become compelling, as well as how it fits into the overall mystery. I also liked the bookended story of Jimmy Vincent, the young boy Dooley put away before and liked that he continued to visit him. I can't help wondering if more attention originally might have prevented the crimes Jimmy was accused of, but the book doesn't get into philosophical issues, beyond acknowledging the toll child killers take on all the parties involved, including the detectives.
I really enjoyed this book, and realized afterwards that I have read novels by this author before. I will definitely search out more.
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Naomi B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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I couldn't put it down. The twists and turns of the story was excellent.
I will look for the next one.
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The Opinionated Woman - Amaryllis T
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling, breath-taking novel makes you question what you think you know
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2012
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This is thriller detective story explores the world of Joey Travers, Elena Markworth, Bryce Hool, Micheal Prentiss, Paula Jean Allenton, and Jeff Bernstein who are suspects for the murder Guy Edmond. And the the children are sticking to their story in hopes that no one will be arrested for Guy's death.

These are not children with behavioral problems and the question is if is possible for them to kill another of their classmates in cold blood. As more information comes out about Guy's character, it is hard to sympathize with his parents regarding the loss of their child since it seemed that someone did the town a favor.

This makes the police's job even more difficult. They have to treat this case as they would any other, but adults and children alike are not very cooperative.

The story was very interesting and turned upside down the roles of victim and the person(s) committing the crime.
There are questions that have to be answered in order to satisfy defined ideas of justice. Was the killing justified? What does that say about society?

Bravo to Pearson for writing a story that was thought provoking and led to an introspective meditation of what is considered right and wrong when dealing with bullies. I do not usually read nailbiters like this, but I will check other books by Pearson.
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A. Hay
3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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I love a mystery that keeps me guessing to the end, or at least lets me think I know who did it, then has a believable twist that undoes all my thinking at the end, making for an unexpected, but not out of no where ending. This book, unfortunately did not do either. I knew who did it from about 1/3 of the way through, and guessed correctly why the students did what they did with the bat. I just wasn't sure as to what caused the murderer to do what was done. The hints were so obvious that I was waiting and hoping for a good twist at the end, but that never came. I gave it three stars, as I didn't find it a complete waste of time, the characters were quite well developed, and the story line was interesting, and even somewhat refreshingly original. I loved the book early on, then found it began to drag when the hints kept confirming my belief as to who the murderer was. Spoiler alert: the book is a tragedy all the way around.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically Disturbing
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013
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I LOVE dark stories.... this one.. so creepily disturbing that I am happy that I am not 11 years old anymore. WOW. I had no idea who was what and who did what to whom until the very end. Gripping. Compelling. Captivating. I was hooked. The ONLY time I put the book down was when I could not keep my eyes open any longer. Literally, my Kindle toppled over and woke me up because I wanted to keep reading this story. Who knew children could be so creepily (yes, my word for this story) unified. This story was so "visual" for me - took me back to my days in elementary school (yes, 6th grade was still elementary and not middle school). I knew kids just like this and actually "pictured" those very students as the characters in this story (thankfully, no teachers like Mary Austin) - it was extremely weird and created such an alive story. I even had some crazy dreams because of this story. This only happens when I become so "involved" with the characters - it has happened one other time with a different book - and just as dark. Truly, an amazing read. Really glad I bought this and read it. Well done, Ryne Douglas Pearson, well done.
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demosthenes
3.0 out of 5 stars Spannende Geschichte, ABER...
Reviewed in Germany on January 27, 2013
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Die eigentliche Story ist schon sehr spannend, aber leider werden viele Rätsel bis zum Schluss nicht gelöst, sondern bleiben einfach offen.

Schade!

Ausserdem nervt die dreiste Art des Hauptdetektivs, mit der er sich den kindlichen Verdächtigen nähert.

In Deutschland wäre das aus gutem Grund schlicht illegal.
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V. Brummer
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2012
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I really enjoyed this book, the author spins a good tale with some fantastic twists and turns to keep you on your toes. I did find some of the characters hard to follow, especially the children as there is a lot of information to take in but overall it is a well written and entertaining book. I especially like how it keeps you wondering throughout - who actually swung the bat, right until the very end. I'd definitely recommend it.
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Lynda Kelly
2.0 out of 5 stars No Proper Proofreading Yet Again In a Free Download
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2013
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And so another good story bites the dust and I delete in disgust all for the matter of some basic proofreading or editing. It makes me so mad......it's just a total waste of time. Yes, I've found some hidden gems in among the free downloads I find for my Kindle but I'd say for every good one I probably plough my way through a couple of dozen bad. Not terrific odds.
THIS one was a good story and I'd have had a lot of positive words to describe it were I not worn down and totally cheesed off at 35% in.
Apostrophe errors abound, a usual gripe of mine (especially an oft-repeated one but wrong twice-I saw it written as visitors then visitor's when it should have been visitors' in both instances) then "leaden glances at one and other" as opposed to one another. Door jam is another favourite instead of jamb. Well being split into 2 words for some reason, there used when it should be their, woman when it should be women, lilly pads.....lily...then a couple of nonsensical sentences: "jumped smartly up from her place on one the couch by the front window" and for my final straw: "Dooley stomped his feet and shed his coat, handing them to Mary". Enough.
It's getting to the stage I might just delete every free download I have because I'm sick to death of trawling through mistakes like these if I'm brutally honest.
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