Boy

In the America of the early twentieth century, electric light is new and the moving picture still counts as cheap entertainment, though its players are becoming famous. So the killing of screen actress Norma 'Polly' Todd makes headlines. Hidden in her bedroom, police find a young man who can neither hear nor speak, known only as Boy, and a court finds him guilty. William Stevens, a reporter keen to make his name, refuses to let the case rest, and his inquiries eventually take him to Montauk.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

317 pages in the original

Genres

Crime (assigned by AI)

Set in

United States, early 20th century

First published

2000 by Querido

Author's age

63 when first published

ISBN

9789021452487 (original)