igsburg has written many books. Her characters are thinkers. She really reveals them through their detailed thinking. Winston is the main character in this book, a boy who seems to have it all. I read this book on my search for the great mystery. I enjoyed it and was absolutely full of questions as I read it, which is what a great mystery should do. The crime is a kidnapping that takes place 20 years before the book really starts. The mystery is if the woman who shows up at the front door the daughter that was kidnapped or an impostor after the family fortune. The detective is Winston. I found the most interesting character to be Heidi alias Hilary. Heidi had a hearing impairment and perhaps other special needs as she was growing up. I was always trying to figure her out. She had some pretty socially inappropriate behaviors such as taking food from other's plates just because she wanted to. She got away with it. Her mother seemed to excuse her misbehavior and put a great deal of responsibility on Winston. After I read the book, I question which daughter the author referred to in the title. If you like a good plot and well-developed characters, you will enjoy this book.completed June 18, 2010
pages - 118
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