SuitabookIntruder
Leslie McFarlane
- Reading
- Read a few chapters together or check in after the staircase incident. Invite the reader to predict the intruder’s method, then discuss whether the book’s treatment of the older couple feels respectful and reassuring.
- Themes
- Mystery and investigation: Nancy investigates repeated vandalism and tries to determine how the intruder enters and leaves the house. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Threat and vulnerability: An older couple running the bed-and-breakfast are affected by vandalism, mess, broken teapots and a booby-trapped staircase. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Community participation and performance: George’s mother asks Bess, George and Nancy to help cater a library benefit, and George agrees to wear a dress. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The disturbances include broken teapots, mess, a booby-trapped staircase and older residents being terrorised. These elements may merit attention for readers sensitive to suspense, threats or property damage.