The Dead of Summer

Download or read book The Dead of Summer written by Camilla Way and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At thirteen, Anita Naidu was the sole witness to London's notorious cave murders of 1986, which left three children dead.Told seven years later to the police psychologist who interviewed her at the time of the killings, Anita's story exposes the savagery of the schoolyard one chilling detail at a time until the truth reveals itself with startling ferocity. Set against the bustling, tourist-packed streets of historic Greenwich, this audacious debut examines sinister events that happen, quite literally, right below the surface. An irresistibly disturbing thriller for fans of A.M.Homes and Mary Gaitskill.