BOOK REVIEW: ACCELERATION By: Graham McNamee Reviewed by: Minhal Junaid

Blurb at the back of the book: It’s a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority’s Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan’s just about had enough. Then he finds a little leather book. It’s a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can’t make himself stop reading.

What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman?

And what if time was running out. . . .

Rating: 5/5


This book is a must- read, especially if you are a mystery-lover.This book engages you from the beginning till the end. An interesting thing about this book is that it takes place in our own city; Toronto. This book is also an Edgar Award Winner. Acceleration is about a teenage boy named Duncan who works in the Toronto Transit Lost and Found and suddenly finds a leather diary.The diary is filled with the secrets and gruesome ideas of a serial killer, who tries to kill young women. Duncan must now try to stop him, before he kills, but the problem is how? How will he find him and how fast before time runs out?



Book review by: Minhal Junaid.