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Title: . . . and when they came for me, there was no one left to speak up . . .
Review: Not only a great thriller/mystery, but a chilling look at how insular a small community can become, looking at "us" and "them." People can sneer and say that these sorts of things don't really happen, but I grew up in a town just like this and it is true - if someone with darker skin, or the "wrong" religion showed up, they were an outsider and not accepted and treated with suspicion. Ms. Sloan showed how difficult it was for the few sympathetic townsfolk to stand up for the "outsiders," as well as to stand up against the popular view about whodunit.The book is so cleverly written that it is almost impossible to tell who the culprit is until it is revealed in the last paragraph - then the true depravity of the situation hits home and the book becomes horror, in essence. I loved it. I felt it was well-written, held together nicely and kept all the disparate elements going quite well. Give it a try!
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