Then he finds a little leather book filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan has just about had enough. And Duncan can't stop reading.īook Synopsis It's a hot summer and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority's lost and found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging misplaced belongings. He finds a little leather book filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. To the mystery, not the subplot? - 80% Misc.About the Book It's a hot summer and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority's lost and found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging misplaced belongings. How difficult to spot villain? - Moderately Challenging Time/era of story: - 2000+ (Present) (people, objects, places) 10% Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) of violence and chases 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 10% How society works & physical descript. Roach loses his balance and falls onto the tracks where he is hit and killed by the on-coming train.Ĭlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book descript. Roach pushes Duncan onto the tracks as a train is coming but Duncan manages to roll off the track and under the platform of the train. Roach chases Duncan all the way to the subway train where Duncan is cornered. Duncan throws all his momentum at the door and knocks Roach off balance. Roach notices that someone's been in his basement and he makes a move to open the door of the cell. The only place he can hide is inside the cell. He thinks that the room hasn't been used, yet. Inside the cell-like room, Duncan finds a bucket but nothing else. Just before Duncan leaves, he notices there is another door in the basement that has a slot in it, big enough to push a plate through. He finds lots of jars of formaldehyde with animals and animal parts in the basement as well as photographs of women. After Wayne leaves, Duncan sneaks into the basement.

This makes Wayne nervous and he tells Duncan that he's going to leave. Inside, they see Roach's grandma, who is deaf.

After Roach leaves the house, Duncan enlists his friend Wayne to pick the lock on Roach's house. He lies and pretends it never got turned in but disguises himself and follows Roach all the way home. One day, a man wearing thick glasses comes to the transit Lost and Found in search of a leather bound journal.

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