The Thirteenth Child [NOOK Book]

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Little Megan Guthrie has gone missing from Wessex Township, a small, peaceful New Jersey town—vanished from her schoolyard, practically from within view of her family home. And no amount of police effort has resulted in her return. Nick Catesby, Chief of Police, has no suspects, no evidence, and no time before a pair of teenagers turns up missing. When disgraced professor and town drunk Preston Howard comes forward claiming he knows the truth about who or what has been taking the children, he becomes their prime ...
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The Thirteenth Child

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Little Megan Guthrie has gone missing from Wessex Township, a small, peaceful New Jersey town—vanished from her schoolyard, practically from within view of her family home. And no amount of police effort has resulted in her return. Nick Catesby, Chief of Police, has no suspects, no evidence, and no time before a pair of teenagers turns up missing. When disgraced professor and town drunk Preston Howard comes forward claiming he knows the truth about who or what has been taking the children, he becomes their prime suspect. Yet Preston insists that he is not the culprit but a witness to a strange and terrifying boy who appears only between dusk and dawn—a creature that lures children from their homes for his own dark purposes. Chief Catesby discards the story as the ranting of an alcoholic, until his suspect’s lovely daughter helps him discover a trail that leads back through three centuries of disappearances and murder.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940015558074
  • Publisher: Genius Book Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/4/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 231
  • Sales rank: 451,327
  • File size: 5 MB

Meet the Author

David Dean’s short stories have appeared regularly in ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE, as well as a number of anthologies, since 1990. His stories have been nominated for the Shamus, Barry, and Derringer Awards and “Ibrahim’s Eyes” won the EQMM Readers Award for 2007. His story, “Tomorrow’s Dead”, was a finalist for the Edgar for best short story of 2011. He is a retired Chief of Police in New Jersey and once served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
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  • Posted October 15, 2012

    Loved it!

    As author of the Callie Parrish Mysteries, I write books about murder, but I LOVE reading horror as well, and THE THIRTEENTH CHILD is my kind of read! THE THIRTEENTH CHILD is a terrifying journey that will make the reader crazy with intrigue that turns to fear and then crashes into sheer horror. It’s not the usual roller coaster ride mentioned in many reviews. Instead, it’s a straight uphill trip in a police cruiser. David Dean doesn’t bog the reader down with info dumps of excessive backstory, and the characters come alive through their actions, thoughts, and feelings. Preston Howard, former college professor, current town drunk, befriends a feral boy named Gabriel who’s about fourteen years old. Gabriel may or may not be the seven-year-old boy who disappeared seven years ago, but one thing is sure—he’s dangerous as well as spooky. Preston becomes a person of interest and then a suspect in the recent abduction of a seven-year-old girl and two teenaged boys. Fanny, Preston’s daughter, fears for her father’s safety and for the future of her blossoming romance with Police Chief Nick Catesby who’s dealing with deceit and betrayal by a rogue cop who might cost Nick his job, the most important cases of his career, and his relationship with Fanny. The title, THE THIRTEENTH CHILD, doesn’t refer to the number of children who disappeared, were kidnapped, or murdered, but I won’t clue you in on its meaning. Read the book and find out. You’ll be glad you did.

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