Op = Op The little friend – Donna Tartt

Although the Cleves generally revelled in every detail of their family history, the events of ’the terrible Mother’s Day’ were never, ever discussed. On that day, nine-year-old Robin Cleves, loved by all for his whims and peculiarities, was found hanging by the neck from a rope slung over a black-tupelo tree in his own garden. Eleven years later, the mystery – with its taunting traces of foul play – was no nearer a solution than it had been on the day it happened.This isn’t good enough for Robin’s youngest …