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He could be any man, any respectable, ordinary man.
But he's not.
This man watches the five Herbert girls—Beauty, Mim, Stevie, Fancy, and Autumn—with disturbing fascination.
Unaware of his scrutiny and his increasingly agitated and forbidden thoughts about them, the sisters go on with their ordinary everyday lives—planning, arguing, laughing, and crying—as if nothing bad could ever breach the safety of their family.
In alternating points of view, Norma Fox Mazer manages to interweave the lives of predator and prey in this unforgettable psychological thriller.
A stranger stalks the five sisters of a closely knit family in this taut drama. Alternating the viewpoints of the predator, who cultivates the anonymous appearance of "any respectable, ordinary man," and the Herbert girls, who cross his path each day on their way to and from school, Mazer (After the Rain) keeps readers on the edge of their seats with the knowledge that one of the five will be targeted for foul play. Distracted by worries-their father's disabling injury, dwindling funds, and individual problems they face at school-the girls pay little notice to the man and are oblivious to his growing fixation on the youngest sister, 11-year-old Autumn. The author relays her subsequent kidnapping suspensefully yet judiciously, conveying the terror Autumn experiences but only suggesting her actual molestation. Sharply delineated characters, engrossing narrative and Mazer's keen insight into the psychology of both stalker and victim keep the tension ratcheted way, way up. Ages 12-up. (Feb.)
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Ken Zabko
reviewed The Missing Girl on June 14, 2019
The Missing Girl
I could have sworn I wrote a review for this book. That's how much I didn't like it. I didn't even bother making a review. Now that I'm uploading my wrap up...I kind of need that written review. Nothing against Norma Fox Mazer....I've never read anything by her before, but I just thought this was bad writing. 2 stars.
This book is about 5 daughters. The sisters range from 12 to 17. They live in a lower working class neighborhood. The girls seem happy. Beauty the eldest wants to run away. Not really run like, leave school and drop out. More like run....anywhere after high school to get out of her small town. She feels claustrophobic in her house of 7. Beauty's father is out of work. He hurt his back at work and now is moping around. Mom is doing her best. Beauty works at a flower shop and brings home her paychecks to help the family.
There is also a pedophile. An older man who spent sometime in jail/prison. He doesn't want to go back there so he is careful. Not allowing his urges to take control.
The book is written in 6 POV's all the girls and the pedo. What really got me was....almost all the girls sound alike. You can't really tell who is talking until you read further because each girl has a different personality, but you need clues in order to find out who each one is. Another thing that got me was within the POV the voice would change from third person to second person. It didn't happen all the time, but I sometimes got derailed while reading. What is happening? Is the author talking to me? I'm confused.
My last frustration with this book is the fact that our missing girl is 136lbs and 5'1". That is my height and weight and even at the age of our victim I would have fought to get away. The pedo is old? How can she actually be stuck there? I'm so confused. The whole time I thought the girl was a timid, small mousy girl. 5'1" isn't big I get that. I'm not big, but I would definitely have tried to do some damage.
How was the writing overall? Along with the plot and story line? Mediocre...at best. I hate giving bad reviews, but if you look at my start date and end date.... it took me 5 years to finish this book.
I could write a review of this book in one sentence. Pedo watches 5 sisters, accidentally catches one. The End.
Speaking of the end....it was anticlimactic as well. Meh. Skip this one. More "thrilling" thrillers out there in YA.
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