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Summary: A winner
Review: In Hungerford, Thames Valley Police Superintendent Gregory Summers has no time to rest on his laurels after successfully handling a dangerous hostage situation. Six year old Jordan Abbot is missing with the only clue being a good Samaritan stating he saw the lass heading towards the nearby Gypsy camp. The police soon find the corpse of the little girl.Pictures surface showing Jordan with a Gypsy boy Lashlo. However, instead of being able to fully investigate the murder, Gregory and his subordinates struggle to keep the locals from lynching Lashlo. Still Gregory manages to make some inquiries among the Gypsies, the locals, and an encampment of New Agers. As more deaths occur and the victim's mother encouraged by the media blames the police for not finding the killer, Gregory continues to search for the truth. The first Summers police procedural is an interesting tale not so much for its investigation, but for its relationships. The story line is filled with dysfunctional pairings that make for a more difficult case. Gregory is a superb character who learns life's basic lesson not to star with a precocious child because invariably the kid owns the book. Susan Kelly's adroit ability to make her charcaters seem real through their problematic associations, which will send readers searching for her previous novels (see the author's "Hope" books). Harriet Klausner
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