Mallory Novel: The Judas Child (Series #5) (Paperback)

from Carol420

Several days before Christmas, in a small, bucolic, tightly knit town, two ten year old girls, best friends, Sadie Green and Gwen Hubble, suddenly disappear. One of the local cops, Rouge Kendall, becomes involved in the investigation and manhunt that ensues. The case calls to mind his own brush w...

from Lauren2013

Judas Child4 StarsSharply drawn characters that evoke strong emotions. A well developed and thought provoking plot with an interesting twist at the end. A great read.

from 4cebwu

I became interested in reading this author after reading "the Lineup" and I was not disappointed. While "The Judas Child" began with the standard mystery novel twists there was a point where the story become much more character driven then mystery driven which made this a much better book than yo...

from bearmountainbooks

Judas Child is a standalone--not part of the Mallory series. It's definitely a mystery/thriller, but there's a touch of otherworldliness in this tale of a child trying to escape from her abductor. Like all of O'connell's novels, it's a page turner.

from MickMcA

Along with Dennis Lehane's Darkness, Take My Hand and James Lee Burke's In the Electric Mist with the Confedrate Dead, this is an obvious candidate for the top ten crime fiction list.