Mama's Boy - Charles King

Mama's Boy - Charles King

by Renjith Joseph
What do you do with a boy that witnessed the murder of his just-adopted parents? What do you do when he refuses to speak or draw or

try to recall what happened that night whatsoever? Jake Harrow, a young, handsome New York police officer gets called by a fellow

officer while he was receiving a medal for bravery. He finds that Roger, his brother, has just killed his own family, including both

his under 7 year-old children. Jake refuses to believe this and rages at the fact that the police investigating the incident missed an

entire human being while searching the house: Winston Churchill Harrow. Winston is a young black boy recently adopted by the Harrow

family and saw everything. It seems he is so terrified that he is now not talking. Then the murderer hunts them down, afraid and angry

that his careful planning had been blown by a single 8-year-old boy. The story takes massive turns and interesting flashbacks into the

killer's past.
The characters are really well thought and fleshed out. Jake is extremely clever and resourceful and every single character in the

book has their own distinct personality that is used to its full in the story.

10/10