This is real tear jerker, woven with a stark moral question. How far would you go to save your child? I really liked this novel and the way the author tackled the difficult subject matter.

The most heartbreakingly real fiction that will stay with me long after the last page. It's about the lengths that parents will go to save their child. I read this book with eyes brimming with tears.

"The Price" by Darren O'Sullivan is an intense psychological thriller that delves into the depths of obsession and manipulation. O'Sullivan's writing is gripping, creating an unsettling atmosphere as the characters unravel their dark secrets. The novel is a relentless exploration of how far one is willing to go for love and revenge, making it a chilling and suspenseful read for thriller enthusiasts.

I really liked this one. I couldnt put it down. It has multiple POV's. Loved the short chapters. I connected to the characters. I will definately be reading more from this author.

A good thriller and worth a read, but it did take until I was half way through the book before I really started to enjoy it and the pace picked up.

An interesting exploration of how far a parent would go, morally, ethically and legally, to save the life of their sick child. Often difficult to read, it is a powerful and compelling thriller which gets the reader questioning what they would do in similar circumstances.

With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review a copy.

Darren O’Sullivan has written another fabulous thriller to add to the collection. I devoured this book and read it in 24 hrs. It is different to Darren’s other books due to the police procedural element but I feel the author did a really good job of portraying this through the storyline. I love police procedural series so would be really pleased to see a series come from those characters.

The characters were brilliantly written and I loved the storyline which surrounded the sensitive topic of childhood cancer. I’m not an emotional reader but this really caught my feelings with the families plight and the desperation and need to help their very sick child Tabatha.

Fabulous read which gives a twist to a normal thriller with the addition of a police procedural narrative.

Tabitha, 6 months old, has life-threatening cancer - every parent's nightmare! George is in denial and throws himself into his work trying to trap a local big-time villain while Clara will do anything to save the life of her child.
Clara sets up a page to raise funds for them to take Tabitha for life-changing treatment in the USA - a huge sum of money is needed and the money rolls in from well-wishers, but not fast enough to beat the time constraints. Clare will do anything to give her daughter this opportunity ....
A page turner, yes ... a little beyond the realms of believability definitely. Definitely pulls at the heart strings.
Three and a half stars!
Many thanks to Netgalley/Darren O'Sullivan/HQ for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

Loved this!! Another fast paced twisty thriller from the author and what epic twists!

I felt so sorry for George and Clara and completely understood their actions, showing they would do anything for thier child!

I loved how my suspicions panned out and the level of deceit of pretty much every character.

I couldn’t recommend this more!

I found this book easy to read and got through it fairly quickly. The concept is awful and really makes you think about what you would be willing to do in such a situation.

The twist was ok, but I felt some what predictable. I liked the ending as it is realistic and I was really hoping an unrealistic ending wouldn't ruin the story.

A very enjoyable book, the story involves a couple with a young baby who is suffering from a form of brain cancer who is being treated by the NHS. The treatment is not working and the baby is running out of time. There is a new treatment being trialled in America but it is very expensive. How do the couple, George and Clara and Clara’s mother raise the money necessary to save their baby. Very well written, maintaining the suspense to the end of the book. Recommended.

Henry Mansel is a career criminal with lots of businesses and who ensures that those who cross him get their just rewards.
Clara and George are both ploice officers, Clara is currently on maternity leave. Their daughter has brain cancer. There is a treatment in the US , but that costs more than 200000 pounds. Clara is determined to raise the money by fair means or foul . Not easy when your husband is currently investigating the criminal that she has contact with.
Not a bad read, some decisions were perhaps questionable and I would have liked more information about some of the side stories (Sophie and her mother). In places fairly suspenseful , in others perhaps overstretching the bounds of reality.
Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

Another wonderful story from Darren O’Sullivan who has weaved his magic to write about such an emotive subject of a baby with cancer and what lengths a parent will go to, to save their child.

Clara and George are the parents to Tabatha who is very poorly indeed. George is in the police and seems to mask his feelings by throwing himself into his work leaving his wife Clara to deal with their sick daughter. They need money to send Tabatha to the United States for treatment that could just save her life but Clara is concerned that crowd funding may not quite be enough and so takes drastic steps to help build the fund.

The story winds this way and that having the reader totally behind the parents one minute and then gobsmacked the next at what they are willing to risk for their daughter.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I have done all of the author’s others, and Darren really has done a great job of building suspense with a story that has such emotional content. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.

4.5 stars rounded up to 5

Clara Goodwin is a detective, currently on maternity leave. She’s married to George, a Detective Inspector, and together they have a young baby, Tabatha.

Tabatha has cancer, a neuroblastoma, and Clara would do anything to protect her child. At a local cancer support group, Clara discovers that a new experimental treatment is being trialled in the US with remarkable results. The only problem is the cost: nearly a quarter of a million pounds.

Clara throws herself into the world of fundraising and raising awareness of Tabatha’s condition on the social media platforms and the local community.

Meanwhile, her husband George is working on a hard case. He’s trying to bring down a local drug baron, Henry Mantel, who always managed to avoid justice.

Someone is targeting Mantel’s ‘legitimate’ businesses… Mantel turns to Clara. Surely, she won’t help?

I really enjoyed this tense crime thriller. I was gripped from the very first page all the way to the end. I was literally glued to my seat, I had to discover what came next.

I sympathised with Clara and George. I can’t even begin to fathom what’s it’s like to have a child with cancer; a child so sick that they might die. I honestly don’t know what I would have done if I were in their shoes (but I can imagine that I’d move heaven and earth!).

This was such a great read for me. I definitely recommend this book.

Thanks to HQ for the NetGalley widget in exchange for a fair review.

Worth every penny…

Are you looking for an emotional roller coaster?? Well if you are, hop on in! O’Sullivan is exceptional at marrying empathetic characters while writing a compulsive plot.

The first third of this novel is a crime/family drama. We are introduced to Clara and George, both DIs in the U.K. but Clara is currently on mat leave looking after their young daughter Tabatha. Tabatha is battling cancer and the parents are doing everything in their power to find the right combo of drugs to help her.

George is busy investigating Henry Mantel, who he suspects is running a drug syndicate. Clara discovers that there is a life saving drug in the U.S., but the trial cost $230,000! She starts a Go Fund me account to raise money, but it isn’t enough.

Clara girl …. Let’s just say I underestimated you! The tagline for this book is “How far would you go to save the one you love?” Well this mummy runs a marathon. I definitely fell for one of the large twists in the middle of the book.

The back third of the novel will have you flipping through the pages to find out if they nail Mantel, do they raise the money and what happens to sick Tabs.

My only note was that I wanted to get to the main drama a little faster. It takes a bit to get set up then it becomes gripping.

Thank you HQ Stories and NetGalley for this advanced copy!

How far would you go to save the one you love?
Clara and George’s baby, Tabitha, has cancer, and she needs a very expensive special treatment. And her parents are willing to do just about anything to get the money they need to save their baby girl.
This is a domestic thriller for which I think you absolutely have to suspend disbelief. It's told in dual POVs (Clara and George). On one side, Clara is desperate and heartbroken, willing to do just about anything to save her daughter. On the other side, George, a cop, is immersing himself in his work, trying to pin down a bad guy (Mantel). The disconnect between the twon parents is real and raw. But aside from this and the poor sick baby, that book did nothing for me. I was only 7% in and I was thinking that that book was about a 100 pages too long, with too many unnecessary discussions, too many day to day tasks. The second half of the book is a little more fast pace, but all in all, it was not for me.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving a review voluntarily.

A very emotional and moving story about a couple with a daughter who has cancer.They are at their wits end trying to get funding through any means possible to get their child treatment in the United States.Some of the things they are willing to do will leave you speechless,but a parents love for a child is everything.

The Price by Darren O’Sullivan is a fabulous contemporary crime thriller that I just could not put down. It consumed my every moment.
Darren O’Sullivan has created an exciting, well thought out and executed plotline. As the action heated up, so my pulse rate rose… and just when I thought the action couldn’t get any more tense… it did!
The story is written from alternating points of view and in the first person and as such, we appreciate and experience the action from different viewpoints. I identified with the female lead. I could sense her desperation and desolation at times, as well as the hope she held on to. “Amongst the grief and the worry was hope.” If hope dies, it is an awful wasteland to inhabit.
We follow parents through a terrible diagnosis for their child. The support group sessions are as vital as breathing. “There were no words to help, but having people to listen meant everything.” We all need people to listen when we feel alone. It helps to hear positive words, giving us something to cling to. Conversely if we hear negative situations and words, our hope shrivels.
A mother’s love is fiercely protective. There is nothing a mother will not do in order to help her child – no matter how young or old they are.
We see the strain that a cancer diagnosis puts on a family. We all cope in different ways, but if one half withdraws, cracks will begin to appear.
The sun still shines even when we hear the worst news possible – why does the world keep turning? We expect it to stop… I can certainly empathise with this emotional feeling.
Running in tandem with this personal nightmare is the underworld of the local criminals. Everyone knows who the big criminal boss is, but to go against him is to sign your own death warrant.
We witness what happens when someone has what we need. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
The Price was an absolutely cracking read. Darren O’Sullivan has a perfectly balanced novel alternating between the criminal underworld and the law enforcement agency. We see that life is not always black and white but varying shades of grey.
The Price was superb and would make a marvellous movie.
I received a free copy from the publishers. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.

I found this book so compelling and really hard to put down!

George and Clara are new parents but their world changed dramatically when their baby, Tabitha, was diagnosed with cancer and are trying to navigate what that all means

George throws himself into his work as a police officer to distract himself from the reality, whilst Clara is trying to cope with her care.

However, they get bad news about Tabitha's health and Clara decides to fundraise for her costly treatment in the US which is her best chance

But George's work, their daughter's health and the fundraising all become entwined.

The plot was full of suspense, heart wrenching and cunning. It made me question what I would do to help any of my children and I found myself siding with the parents

A great thriller - all the stars from me!!

After reading the Players by Darren O'Sullivan I have been eager to read more. The Price is so completely different it shocked me. It follows a story, that as a mother I very quickly started to relate too. That choice of how far you would go to save your child, knowing you would do anything for them. No matter what. Clara is no different. Her motherly instinct to protect and fight for her daughter just proves a mother's love is like no other. Seeing the different battles the 2 parent face is extraordinary and fascinating. I found myself hooked into this book without even trying. I loved this story, and the twists and turns that are within it,