HuckleBuck411
I give another five star rating to this intricately crafted story; another deeply psychological foray into the dark side by intrepid investigative journalist podcaster, pseudonym Scott King. A horrible crime was committed by twenty-one year old Arla Mcleod; one night bludgeoning to death with a hammer her mother, father and younger sister. The justice system finding she was psychologically unfit to be sent to prison, has placed her into a psychiatric facility for the rest of her life. It is almost unprecedented that Scott King, to start this episode of his podcast, is allowed to interview her. So begins the unravelling of what may have led to her murderous act, possibly stemming from her troubled teenage years and her interaction with creepy games found on online media sites, the strange music material from a fringe rock artist she obsessed over, the strained relationship with her immediate family, and interactions with the few teenage peers she came in contact with. And, there is always the possibility of the supernatural playing a part through encounters with the notorious and creepy Black Eyed Children. As in the first book in the series, the story is well-written and pulls the reader forward into the darker story behind the dark story with a great twist at the end.
I give another five star rating to this intricately crafted story; another deeply psychological foray into the dark side by intrepid investigative journalist podcaster, pseudonym Scott King. A horrible crime was committed by twenty-one year old Arla Mcleod; one night bludgeoning to death with a hammer her mother, father and younger sister. The justice system finding she was psychologically unfit to be sent to prison, has placed her into a psychiatric facility for the rest of her life. It is almost unprecedented that Scott King, to start this episode of his podcast, is allowed to interview her. So begins the unravelling of what may have led to her murderous act, possibly stemming from her troubled teenage years and her interaction with creepy games found on online media sites, the strange music material from a fringe rock artist she obsessed over, the strained relationship with her immediate family, and interactions with the few teenage peers she came in contact with. And, there is always the possibility of the supernatural playing a part through encounters with the notorious and creepy Black Eyed Children. As in the first book in the series, the story is well-written and pulls the reader forward into the darker story behind the dark story with a great twist at the end.