The Chalk Girl
Jan 2012 · A Mallory Novel Book 12 · Penguin
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The eight-year-old girl appeared in New York’s Central Park one day: red-haired, blue-eyed, dirty-faced, smiling widely. She looked perfect, like a porcelain fairy—except for the blood on her shoulders. It fell from the sky, she told the police. It happened while she was looking for her Uncle Red, who had turned into a tree. Right, they thought, poor child. And then they found the body in the tree.
For Mallory, newly returned to the Special Crimes Unit after three months’ lost time, spent she will not say where, there is something about the girl that she understands. Mallory is damaged, they say, dangerously unstable, but she can tell a kindred spirit when she sees one. And this one will ultimately lead her to a story of extraordinary crimes, to murders stretching back fifteen years, to blackmail and complicity and a particular cruelty that perhaps only someone with Mallory’s history could fully recognize. In the next few weeks, she will deal with them all…in her own way.
For Mallory, newly returned to the Special Crimes Unit after three months’ lost time, spent she will not say where, there is something about the girl that she understands. Mallory is damaged, they say, dangerously unstable, but she can tell a kindred spirit when she sees one. And this one will ultimately lead her to a story of extraordinary crimes, to murders stretching back fifteen years, to blackmail and complicity and a particular cruelty that perhaps only someone with Mallory’s history could fully recognize. In the next few weeks, she will deal with them all…in her own way.
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November 22, 2012
I have read every book in this series. I had wondered if the series would continue after the last piece of Mallory's parentage was explained. Not only was it continued but what a fantastic tale. Now that I know that Mallory dies before Charles, I cannot wait until the next book is published. I want to see who Charles married and how did Mallory take it.
Barbara Pugh
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October 11, 2014
Excellent characters, several mysteries for Mallory, intrigue, even blackmail all around.
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Samara Talkin
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April 18, 2013
Fans of the series will find this a satisfying addition.
About the author
Carol O’Connell is the author of eleven previous books, nine featuring Kathy Mallory, most recently Find Me, and the stand-alones Judas Child and Bone by Bone. She lives in New York City.
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