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Yet this isnt just a story about a murder the plot is narrated by a young boy who lives at the lake bluff orphanage

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I was not sure how engaged i would be in the mystery of what really happened to elfrieda knaak

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I found myself enthralled with griff morgan’s journey looking for solace in his life as an orphan while confronting sinister characters illicit love triangles and a horrific crime

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I loved reading this book with its historical perspective of lake bluff a wealthy community north of chicago during prohibition

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The actual pictures of characters and places mentioned in the the furnace girl brought the story to life

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Told from the perspective of grif morgan an orphan at the lake bluff orphanage we are kept in suspense about who is responsible for this horrific murder

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If you grew up in the chicago or north shore area and have not read this book

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I felt the meat of the book was more about the lake bluff orphanage and the characters which i liked but also made a convincing case for how and why elfrieda died such a horrible death