One Two Buckle My Shoe

by Jessie Hunter, Jessie Prichard Hunter

The subject, a notorious child molester called "The Chocolate Man" by the media because he lures his victims with candy, has already kidnapped and killed seven little boys. Now, by mistake, he grabs a smart, tough little girl named Emily Lookinland from a New York City park, and doesn't know what to do with her. The oddly touching relationship between Emily and her abductor is the heart of this thoughtful, exciting new thriller from the author of the equally intense and intelligent Blood Music, which is available in paperback.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Contemporary

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Alternate pen name for author Jessie Prichard Hunter

Reviews

[Calliss · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like it more than I did, because the story seemed interesting.

Sadly (for me at least) it never really got interesting, instead I felt a bit bored and sometimes irritated.

The girl seemed unreal so I could not connect with her in any way.

[Chana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a creepy and disturbing book. Besides the main story, which is hair-raising by itself, she adds in other elements which are like spice. There is a sudden eye of horror which blinks open when character Laurie thinks about her grandfather, scared the heck out of me, but it closes again practically before it was absorbed by the reader. Then she pulls us along on a thread of sweetness in a sub-plot involving the detectives. The winding ends us up tightly and let's us go with a righteously creepy and sad last line. Very well written.

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I have ever read! It kept me up very late at night because I didn't want to put it down! Highly recommend this book!

[Daniel Lassiter]

It would've been better if he killed the kid and mother or just the kid. Vengeance is often a great motive despite the fact that you can't take the law into your own hands. Or if he had gotten away with it altogether.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite of this autohor so far!

[Patricia Legault · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great book. Kept me on my toes. Such a page turner. Laurie and Emily are great characters. And I loved everything about the chocolate man. One two three four five six seven.

[Kari Bates · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy plot and story was intense but still couldn't put it down

[Jenny B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked it up from the true crime section at a used book store. The whole time I was reading it I thought it was a real story. I was relived when I figured out it was fiction but sadly there are real monsters like this in our world.

[Cheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought about giving it two stars, but that seems harsh. It was just meh.

[Jeanette Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story line was great and terrifying at the same time, yet I felt the author could have done more to keep me interested. I loved how it started,but for me, the middle grew slow.