Dollkeeper/The

The Dollkeeper was a solid page-turner - a tight, small-town horror thriller that keeps you guessing how the characters will solve the mystery of who's behind the disappearances of multiple children. The books pulls back the curtain shockingly quick, letting the reader know right away who's behind it all - so the thrill lies squarely in how evil can infiltrate the seemingly impenetrable comfort zones of many without raising any suspicion, and hoping like hell the community comes to its senses fast enough before the life of another child is violently claimed. Nail-biting and excellently-paced!

Jack Scaparro's novel The Dollkeeper is a thrilling well paced horror novel that keeps the reader turning page after page. Scaparro has crafted a fine psychological horror novel about a woman from a small town in Vermont who is the pillar of the community but hides a deadly secret. The town's children are turning up missing and the local sherriff is at a loss to explain the disappearances. Parents are worried, children are scared, and the state wants to get involved. What has happened to the missing kids is truly terrifying.Scaparro's novel is well written, extremely detailed in description and resolves all conflicts with characters. It's well thought out from beginning to end. There are some highly likeable characters here from the town sherriff Adams to his trustworthy deputies Arthur and Ben, to the new single mom in town Brenda. The novel perfectly shifts the story from Adams to Emma, the local town librarian who visits the school often to read stories to the local children, Adams' kids included. Attention is paid to detail in characters as well as descriptive language about action. There are some highly terrifying sequences involving the disappearance of the children. Do not be fooled though, this is not a story about evil dolls, its a story about obsession with one's past and of madness.A good novel from an author I'm not familar with but I will definitely be looking for more books by Scaparro. Highly recommended!