The Fort

During the waning summer days of 1987, a deranged Vietnam vet stalks Grand Rapids, Michigan, abducting and murdering nameless victims from the streets, leaving no leads for police. That is, until he picks up sixteen-year-old Molly. From their treehouse fort in the woods, three neightborhood boys spy the killer holding a gun to Molly's back, they go to the policeonly to have their story disregarded. But the boys know evil lives in their midst. A growing sense of honor and urgency forces the boys to take actionto find Molly, to protect themselves, to stand guard for the last long days of summer. At turns heartbreaking and breathtakingly thrilling, The Fort perfectly renders a coming-of-age story in the 1980s, in those final days of childhood independence, discovery, and paradise lost. Amazon.com Review Author Sean Chercover Reviews The Fort by Aric Davis The Fort is that rare and welcome finda book so great you want to recommend it to strangers on the subway. From page one, you know you're in good hands. Aric Davis writes with a voice so singular, so authentic, his story becomes a separate realitynot just read, but experienced. The endless summer of 1987 stretches out before Tim, Scott, and Lukebest friends and blood-brothers who spend their days... Read the rest of this review at www.kindlepost.com. From Booklist Davis' growing rep as a brawny, flinty mystery writer won't be dampened by this straightforward but impressively dogged tale of abduction and lies. Three 12-year-old boysTim, Scott, and Lukeare watching the summer of 1987 die from their treehouse fort when they see something incredible: a missing teen girl being pushed through the forest at gunpoint. Grabbing the rifle that Scott lifted from his stepdad, Luke shoots the gunman in the leg. They run for the cops but are discounted as liars. Davis spreads the point of view across the boys, the detective on the case, and the kidnapper himselfa rattled Vietnam vet killing girls in search of a replacement for his long-lost sister. To clear their names, the boys determine to solve the mystery for themselves, and their brave investigation plugs into dark Bradburian nostalgia, complete with sneaking out of bedroom windows, secret codes, and the kind of blood-brother friendship that only exists before the capricious twists of manhood. Few surprises await here, but that's okayDavis makes the hard, fast journey a destination in itself. With the boys' new fort finally finished, everything that summer was going great. And then the killer showed up. During the summer of 1987, from their tree house fort in the woods, neighborhood boys Tim, Scott, and Luke spot a man holding a gun to missing sixteen-year-old Molly Peterson's back. The problem is, nobody believes their story, not even the police. As search efforts to find Molly dwindle, the boys know that she, and the man with the gun, are nearby -- and that they must now find and save Molly themselves. A growing sense of honor and urgency forces the boys to take action -- to find Molly, to protect themselves, and to stand guard for the last long days of summer. L'Europe à la fin du Moyen Age : le développement du commerce maritime, la découverte de nouveaux continents, la circulation de l'argent, le pouvoir de l'Eglise, la condition féminine, etc