Review of On the Head of a Pin (Hardcover)

On the Head of a Pin
Mary Beth Miller
The murder of Helen Mitchell, the local homecoming queen, tears a small town apart.Josh's drunken friend, Andy, accidentally shoots Helen at his party while playing with his father's rifle.Andy and Victor, Andy's dangerous friend, force Josh to help them bury Helen's body in the woods and frame Michael for his girlfriend's murder.Michael leaves town because of a fight with his father before he learns of Helen's death.Once he finds out, the only things that keep him going are his obsession for finding Helen's murderer and rescuing his brother from the abusive father he left behind.When Helen dies, Michael loses his ability to paint and draw, and part of his path to the truth and to clear his name is learning to trust adults again.Although Josh did not commit the murder, it haunts him because he blames himself for his sister's drowning accident the previous year that has left her comatose.He tries to act normal while guilt and his sudden loss of faith literally eat him alive.Michael's and Josh's stories collide when they must face Helen's murderer in an attempt to bring out the truth.Mary Beth Miller, author of Aimee, successfully masters the double male teenage narrative, allowing the reader to forget the gender of the author and become lost in the story.Miller also confronts the issues of guilt, loyalty to friends, the importance of social groups in teen society, and teens trusting adults in this contemporary action novel.



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