Gardo and Raphael are determined not to give any of it to the police who've been sniffing around, so they enlist their friend Rat. With 1,100 pesos, maybe they can eat chicken occasionally, instead of just rice. A bag of cash in the trash might be-well, not their ticket out of poverty but at least a minor windfall. In an unnamed country (a thinly veiled Philippines), three teenage boys pick trash for a meager living.
Though the story ends in an unusual and slightly awkward fashion, the realistic complexities explored are ripe for discussion. What readers think they know is often challenged, and no neat resolution exists. The different voices add to the puzzle, as each follows his own path to solving the crime. Intriguing secondary characters have their own puzzles to solve, usually compelling, though occasionally their stories dissolve in to educational lectures about drugs and mental health. Along with Pearl, the possessive daughter of the cemetery groundskeeper, Murray investigates the unhappy haunt. Lately, though, there’s been a restless spirit disturbing the cemetery’s peace, and Murray worries that it may be connected to a schoolmate who went missing a while back. Usually Murray finds speaking with the dead restful, a vast improvement over spending time with his prostitute mother.
High-schooler Murray talks to dead people-and they talk back. A spectral mystery starts strong but ends differently.
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