THE RAG AND BONE SHOP

This chilling look at a confrontation between a 12-year-old boy and a police interrogator intent on making the kid confess to the murder of a 7-year-old neighbor girl drags during its endless questioning. SHOP is partly about Jason, a confused and trusting innocent, and partly about cops who don't need physical evidence to make up their minds someone is guilty. Scott Shina does fine work differentiating between the voices of young Jason and his adversary, but he can't give listeners anything except what's on the page, and that's guaranteed to make you shudder, not in fear, but in revulsion at the thought that law enforcement could really stoop this low. Not recommended for children under 16. M.C. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 02/ JAN 03]