THE TREATMENT

Damien Goodman wrings every ounce of shock and terror out of Mo Hayder's novel, a story as fascinating as it is terrifying. British police detective Jack Caffrey, who still carries the weight of his own baby brother's unsolved abduction, must live through the horror again when a 7-year-old boy is kidnapped by a sexual predator. Goodman leads the listener down a path where evil lurks in unexpected places and the heart of man is more evil than “The Troll” local children believe lives in the haunted woods. It's a British book, so Americans may need to google words like “nonce” (sexual predator) and “stone” (about 14 pounds); most can be inferred from their context. It's an audiobook you won't be able to turn off. M.S. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2012]