title: The Child Thief: A Novel
author:  Brom 
description: Chesley-winning illustrator Brom (<I>The Plucker</I>) weaves together gloomy prose and horrifying adventures in this macabre fairy tale inspired by J.M. Barrie's <I>Peter Pan</I>. Born of faerie blood, Peter hunts abandoned children, runaways and the hopeless, recruiting for his Devils in Avalon and promising them a place where you never have to grow up. He conveniently fails to mention that Avalon's monsters are very real, and the Devils must practice their war games or risk being tortured to death, eaten or worse. While early chapters are promising, this gothic fantasy stumbles on its own darkness. The devilishly amusing flashbacks to Peter's origins don't make up for the heavy-handed bloodshed, rampant violence and two-dimensional characters. It's all fiendish monsters and desperate battles in this twisted, dark Neverland; the Disney Peter's mirth and good humor are nowhere to be found. <I>(Sept.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  THE STOLEN BOYS
  
  
  A gripping crime thriller with a huge twist
  
  
  (DI Jackman & DS Evans Book 5)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  JOY ELLIS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  First published 2018
  
  
  Joffe Books, London
  
  
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  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations,
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