The Family Man

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In a peaceful, close-knit neighborhood of Los Angeles, a serial murderer has suddenly, inexplicably, appeared. He calls himself the "Family Man." He tortures and then kills families--mothers and children, but for some reason, he lets the fathers live. He taunts the police and the community with open letters in which he promises more murders and expresses a hideously remorseless glee at the pain, suffering, and loss he inflicts. Fear and suspicion pervade the community. Who is the Family Man? Why is he torturing and murdering families? There are only a few clues, and conflicting stories. Several people are suspected and then arrested. But the Family Man remains at large; the murders continue. The neighborhood is terrorized. The police agonize each time the Family Man eludes capture. It seems the Family Man will never be caught and that the people of this once-peaceful community will never awaken from their living nightmare. In The Family Man, seventeen-year-old author Nathaniel Madathil combines "who done it?" and horror styles and tells the story of a man who is able to hide his terrifying secret in plain sight. Madathil's relentless pacing, vivid detail, artful dialogue, and control of the plot will keep readers guessing who did it (and why) until the final pages.