Cried the Piper

AN EVIL HYMN

He seduces with a happy tune: The Piper. Some think he’s a myth, the imaginary child-slaver and terror of runaways.

But he’s real. Hard-bitten young journalist Lucas Jameson swears to it by blood stains on his floor and screams that hang tough in his brain.

And lethal. As Phyllis Lantern discovers to her peril. The 14-year-old towhead is on the run against a deadline to die.

Sharp language with not a word wasted, Cried the Piper inserts you into the bizarre lives and twisted minds of people who exist on the fringes of reality. It is not a guided tour. But it’s unforgettable.