The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

Although the Cleves generally revelled in every detail of their family history, the events of 'the terrible Mother's Day' were never, ever discussed. On the day, nine year old Robin, loved by all for his whims and peculiarities, was found hanging by the neck from a black-tupelo tree in his own back garden. Twelve years later, the mystery, with its taunting traces of foul play, was no nearer a solution than it had been on the day it happened. This isn't good enough for Robin's youngest sister Harriet. Only a baby when the tragedy occurred, but now 12 years old and steeped in the adventurous daring of favourite writers such as Stevenson, Kipling and Conan Doyle, Harriet is ready and eager to find and punish her brother's killer. Her closest friend Hely, who would do anything to make Harriet love him, has sworn allegiance to her call for revenge. But the world these plucky 12 year olds are to encounter has nothing to do with child's play: it is dark, adult and all to menacing.

Publisher:	Knopf
Year:	2002
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780679439387
Condition:	Good
Description:	DJ; Heavy. DJ a little bumped.

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SKU: 1596453
Location: Fiction