Finished Th 3/21/13
A well plotted and intriguing mystery story about a young man who is guilt ridden by a dark incident that occurred in his childhood. Tony lived down the street from an old recluse who was shunned by the neighborhood. However, Tony got to know the man, and used to play with his large and intricate train-set that was installed in the old man's basement. When a boy who went with Tony to play with the trains turns up murdered, the neighbors are convinced that Mr. McGuffin was responsible. He wasn't, and the novel is an odd and mysterious story of Tony's mental breakdown, or did Tony's father and uncle have a hand in the mystery. And it's quite possible that the ghost of Mr. McGuffin makes a beyond the grave attempt to seek karmic justice.
I thought about this clever story long after I finished the book.
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