The Killing Doll

 

When Dolly’s mother—her only friend—dies, twenty-three-year-old Dolly becomes a second mom to her younger brother, Pup. Socially isolated and booze-addled, Dolly believes that Pup’s occult power, and a talisman he’s made for her, will give her the life she wants. But as Pup grows older and her father takes a new wife, her carefully constructed home begins to fall apart—and those around her begin to die. Is it coincidence, magic, or murder?

 

With careful plotting and unnerving ease, Rendell delves into the inner life of an outcast.