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In this low-key, engrossing suspense novel set in 1947, a child molester and murderer who disguises himself as Santa Claus to deceive his victims is at work in a small Canadian mining community. When eight-year-old Ellie is found dead at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft, it is accepted as a tragic accident by all but her best friend, precocious Tilly Taggert, who is haunted by nightmares of a shadowy figure and a subconscious awareness of Ellie's secret. As the leisurely narrative moves from early fall to the Christmas season, the murderer visits 13-year-old Margie Allen. Tilly overhears a confrontation between the two and knows she must save Margie, but she's afraid: the man's frightening, persuasive voice resembles that of her father, who is haunted by his war experience. Ward's polished style is marred by a tendency to cuteness, such as his anthropomorphizing of pets, and though the Taggerts are attractive and likable, Tilly and the other children seem overly mature. Still,

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