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Little Threats

As the ghost of Haley wanders through the pages, it somehow feels as though the dead girl is more alive than anyone else in the book.

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Review of ‘Little Threats’

With many references to Jane EyreLittle Threats is a hybrid of a thriller and a literary novel. Ultimately, its thriller components—the story’s beginning, when a murder victim is discovered, and the end—are most compelling. In between is a coming-of-age tale set in the 1990s.

Emily Schultz (The Blondes) sets the scene well. When the novel opens, Kennedy Wynn…

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