Joanne Harris — Blueeyedboy

Doubleday 2010 Paperback, 410pp. A gripping psychological thriller played out in cyberspace, from the bestselling author ofChocolatandThe Lollipop Shoes. 'Once there was a widow with three sons, and their names were Black, Brown and Blue. Black was the eldest; moody and aggressive. Brown was the middle child, timid and dull. But Blue was his mother's favourite. And he was a murderer.' Blueyedboyis the brilliant new novel from Joanne Harris: a dark and intricately plotted tale of a poisonously dysfunctional family, a blind child prodigy, and a serial murderer who is not who he seems. This is a thriller that makes creative use of all the disguise, deception and mind games that are offered by playing out one's life on the internet. (ISBN: 9780385609517). Good.