Clementinus Liem Liem itibaren Wanacja, Poland itibaren Wanacja, Poland

Interesting spin on the price the law puts on human life, as derived from the aftermath of a tragic school bus accident in Canada. The ugly secrets of a small town are also revealed with unseemly results.

2008 review - A sterling, well-written story that sets the series off to a flying start. The characters are well-drawn, the locations ably described and the genuine sense of fear and spookiness, around Terror Castle, is well evoked. The story does feel a bit slight, but that’s only to be expected as the book needs space to set everything up. Well worth a read and the only thing that dates this (it’s 44 years old!) is the fact that a silent film-star plays a major part in it. A cracking book. 2013 update - still holds up, the three leads work well and it’s nice to see that Jupiter still has some rough edges of social awkwardness that would be gently erased over the next few books.