The Pact
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
BookCrossing - bookray - herrgirl
Rating - 8/10
From the back of the book:
The Hartes and the Golds have lived next door to each other for eighteen years. They have shared everything from family picnics to chicken pox - so it's no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily's friendship blossoms into something more.
When the midnight call comes in from the hospital, no-one is prepared. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head, inflicted by Chris as part of an apparent suicide pact. He tells police the next bullet was meant for himself. A local detective has her doubts. And the Hartes and the Golds must face every parent's worst nightmare and question: do we ever really know our children at all?
I found this book unputdownable. The 'did he, didn't he' factor keep me reading into the wee small hours a couple of nights. There were times that I wanted to shake the protagonists & shout at them just tell the truth!
BookCrossing - bookray - herrgirl
Rating - 8/10
From the back of the book:
The Hartes and the Golds have lived next door to each other for eighteen years. They have shared everything from family picnics to chicken pox - so it's no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily's friendship blossoms into something more.
When the midnight call comes in from the hospital, no-one is prepared. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head, inflicted by Chris as part of an apparent suicide pact. He tells police the next bullet was meant for himself. A local detective has her doubts. And the Hartes and the Golds must face every parent's worst nightmare and question: do we ever really know our children at all?
I found this book unputdownable. The 'did he, didn't he' factor keep me reading into the wee small hours a couple of nights. There were times that I wanted to shake the protagonists & shout at them just tell the truth!