I must say I find most storys about serial killers fascinating, so I may not be totally trustworthy when I say this book is really good but I really liked it.
The story is about a kid living in a dysfunctional family. To try and save the family he tries to find the body of his mothers lost brother. The story jumps between the kid and his uncles convicted murderer and it's fascinating to follow both sides of the story at the same time.