Dua Wajah Cameron Review

Title                : Dua Wajah Cameron

Author            : Elaine Marie Alphin

Translator      : Lovely

Editor             : Rika Iffati Farihah

Language       : Indonesian

Years              : 2004

Publisher        : Kaifa PT Mizan Pustaka

Prices              : Rp 19.500,00

Pages              : 254

Country          : Indonesia

This is book was originally entitled Counterfeit Son  by Ealine Marie Alpin and it is translated in Indonesian into Dua Wajah Cameron.

Synopsis

The novel tells about a kind name Cameron Miller. Cameron is  14 years old boy who live with his father who know as serial killers. Cameron often get torment from his father when he did something wrong. He was often locked in crypt while his father was torment the other kid who kiddnaped by him. To forgot all the fear Cameron try to blank his mind. He also hates when he is locked in the crypt by his father. He hates the smell of the crypt which like foul death mice. He found the room where his father save the files of his victims. While Cameron was waiting until his punishment is over, he often spent his time there by reading some files. He doesn’t really good in reading but not long afterwards he is able to raed perfectly. He read the file belong to the kid named Neil Lacey which he is knowed that kid was killed by his father and the death body was buried by him and his father. He remember when his little tiny body is forced to dig deeply. He like to read all the files of  Neil Lancey not only his face very reaembles with Neil but also he likes of the fortune of Nail’s family. Neil has sailing boat which is he dreamt about. When he read that files he was imagine about sailing in the middle of the lake withouh anyone can distrub him and there is no father who can hit him. Ther is no fear. Cameron do his days as usualy after his punishment going to school and study as usual. His afther hates being spot light when they don’t do something usual. His father likes seems as common people so his action can’t be found by the police. Someday his father caught beacse his resistance he was shot by the police. After the incident Cameron was going to police office and confess if he is Neil Lancey. He is very affraid if his disguise is being caught but this is the only chance to live as he want moreover his face is alike Neil so nobody can realize if he is Hank’s son. But there is a detective can believe offhand. He aslo do secret investigated to prove if Cameron is pretending. While live in Neil’s family Cameron do everything caefully he affraid being caught and he will lose everthing. By the time goes by all the proof show if he has all the similarity with Neil. Until one incident when Cougar try to kidnap his litle brother he try so hard to save his brother and he did it.The detective believe if he is the Neil Lancey the missing boy. The detective also prove with his evidence if all the death body which is found in his house there is nothing body belong to Neil Lancey instead they found the body of Cameron Miler. It turns out if Hank Miller killed his son and he tried to cover that. Hank kidnnaped Neil to replace his son so nobody will realize about what he did. That is why He was often hit his head. It purpose to make him lost his memory and think if he is Cameron Miller the son of Hank Miller.

Characters :

a.      Cameron Miller / Neil Lacey

b.      Hank Miller

c.      Cougar/ Bil Scout

d.     Stevie / Neil’s little brother

e.      Diana / Neil’s lttle sister

f.       Neil’s Mother

g.      Neil’s father

h.     Detective Simons

i.       Colbert

j.        Mrs.  Pierson