”Strange but True” belongs to the That Terrible Night storytelling genre. It begins with the memory of a calamity, but the author, John Searles, is determined to keep the details shrouded in mystery. americashpaydayloan.com/pawn-shops-hi/ What happened at the senior prom in Radnor, Pa., in 1999? Why did a boy named Ronnie Chase die that night? And why, years later, is his prom date apparently pregnant with his baby?
Fortunately for Mr. Searles the appeal of this novel (his second, after ”Boy Still Missing”) does not depend on the direct answers to those questions. He has the plotting skills to tease an elaborate story out of that basic setup, but his ability to engage goes beyond that. Continue reading “BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Ronnie’s Awfully Fertile for a Dead Guy”