Bellman & Black / Diane Setterfield / 325 pages

Setterfield writes a haunting story of William Bellman who is smart, energetic, ambitious, and successful until he's not.  As a  young boy he miraculously kills a rook-a cruel act that sets the path of his life.  Set in Victorian England, the character-driven book gives readers a glimpse into a life full of repressed emotions, a life where work fills the void, a life in which something is always missing and Bellman just can't figure out what it is.  Well-written, haunting.