A serial rapist and murder is called The Nothing Man not only because he leaves no physical evidence behind but also because nothing distinguishes him or his life; he is boring, ordinary and unremarkable. Unlike other mystery crime novels, author Catherine Ryan Howard...
‘How to find the right words to frame this horror? How to understand why men do what they do to women? How to comprehend this malign force that seems to seep from the male psyche and infect us all? . . . That is the central hope, the appeal, embedded in this...
This is such an important story, so uncomfortable, “Gritty”, and totally believable. The title suggests several things; a siren in mythology was one whose singing lured sailors to their death, and of course, the siren to signify a game of football. Both of these...
No Virgin should be essential reading for teenagers regardless of their gender, as it highlights social issues that happen all too often, but very seldom see the light of day, when teens feel they are no longer part of the family, that they don’t count. A powerful...