“Sticks and Stones” by Michael Hiebert
Suspense/Mystery/Coming of Age/Women Sleuths
Publication Date: June 28, 2016
In book four of his Alvin Alabama mysteries series, Hiebert brings back his engaging young protagonist, Abe Teal, now 13, and his mother Leah, Alvin Alabama’s only detective in 1989, facing the resurfacing of a serial killer thought dead 15 years prior. Leah’s father took down the Stickman, as the killer was nicknamed in 1973 during his year and a half reign of terror, and now Leah is receiving personal letters from the Stickman while investigating the death of a woman killed with the same MO. Steeped imagery of small town Southern America, this atmospheric mystery will keep you guessing.
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