Michael Collins — Lost Souls
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2003 Paperback, 288pp. 'Lost Souls' begins with the discovery of the body of a small girl, concealed in a pile of autumn leaves that have been swept to the side of the road. At first, it looks as if the child has been the victim of a hit-and-run. It's Halloween night. The girl is dressed as an angel. The streets have been full of children, trick or treating, the older ones borrowing cars and zigzagging down the streets in high spirits. But how did a three-year old come to be hiding there alone in the dark, dressed only in her flimsy costume. How did she die?, (ISBN: 9780297847182). Good.