Evil Lurking Book

I picked this book up at a used book store because I needed something new to read and wasn't at home. I had hopes for it because it has a very nice looking cover and was also a Canadian novel.
Unfortunately, I was bitterly disappointed.
The characters in this novel are completely unbelievable, and the dialogue between the characters was very stilted and awkward.
I do not find that any of her characters were mature enough for their apparent ages, from the 13 year old boys to the two separate parents. Everyone acted much too childlike. A man that's divorced and living on his own falls in love with a woman he just met in less than a week? I don't think so.
As for the kids, they acted more like they were perhaps ten, rather than thirteen.
And her description of a government office in Ottawa was extremely old-fashioned and seemed like wishful thinking. I don't remember a time I've ever walked into a government office and walked right up to reception. You'd be stopped by commissionaires/security long before you reached a secretary. Especially in a building like the one she was describing.
Overall, I understand she was writing about the environment, and these other factors were merely minor, but it really did bother me. I can't give this book a good rating.