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"McGuire's distinct style and the brutality of his colonial characters is reproduced here. I found this an interesting moral tale which carried me along. I am not so sure about his presentation of the indigenous characters in this story in light of..."
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"Jack's in charge, said his mother as she disappeared up the road to get help. I won't be long. Now eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters wait on the hard shoulder in their stifling, broken-down car, bickering and whining and playing I-Spy...
"The novelty of this plot distinquishes it from the endlessly boring versions of the crime fiction genre which now dominate. However, the stereotypical "monster" criminal is a bit much and his escape hard to believe."
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