The Rag and Bone Shop

In The Rag and Bone Shop, twelve-year-old Jason is interrogated by Trent, a renowned interrogator from Vermont known for obtaining confessions, after being the last person to see his seven-year-old friend Alicia alive before she is found murdered in Monument, Massachusetts. The story follows the intense psychological interrogation as Trent works to procure a confession from the introverted boy. The novel explores themes of guilt, innocence, and the pressure placed on a young suspect during a murder investigation.