The 31st Trick-or-Treater Quotes

“Sheila.”
― Ben Farthing, The 31st Trick-or-Treater

“Three children, Bob reminds himself. He hasn’t given up on Mary. He tries not to resent that his wife did long ago.”
― Ben Farthing, The 31st Trick-or-Treater

“Only one pair of eyes spot him: An eight-year-old boy named Sam, who doesn’t understand how his sister Mary could have vanished so quickly and completely. But the skinny man in the hoodie doesn’t know he’s been spotted, and so he keeps on with his evening, reveling in the first steps of justice being done against the people of Maple Creek.”
― Ben Farthing, The 31st Trick-or-Treater

“Can anything jerk you from calm to panic like suddenly not knowing where your child is?”
― Ben Farthing, The 31st Trick-or-Treater

“Yes, it’s safe to say that up until 7:31 P.M., Maple Creek is still a neighborhood that knows the happiness of Halloween.”
― Ben Farthing, The 31st Trick-or-Treater

“Young moms and dads film iPhone videos of their toddlers dressed up like Bluey and Bingo, Spin and Ghost Spider, Elsa and Anna.”
― Ben Farthing, The 31st Trick-or-Treater