A resourceful runaway alone in the wilds of Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Billy Straight suddenly witnesses a brutal stabbing in Griffith Park. Fleeing into the night, Billy cannot shake the horrific memory of the savage violence, nor the pursuit of a cold-blooded killer. For wherever Billy turns--fr
Billy Straight
✍ Scribed by Jonathan Kellerman
- Publisher
- Mandarim
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- Portuguese
- Weight
- 286 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Uma vítima brutalmente assassinada. A única testemunha, um menino de doze anos: Billy Straight. Até que ponto o medo de passar da condição de testemunha para a de vítima é mais forte do que a vontade de ajudar a revelar um perigoso assassino? Jonathan Kellerman lida com a questão de uma maneira admirável, usando toda a sua experiência como psicólogo infantil, e escreve uma história surpreendente a partir da ótica de uma criança precoce e perspicaz.
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