Definitely a slow burn! If you like that style, you'll love this book. If slow burn isn't for you it is still worth a read as the story is well done. In this case, the slow burn allows for character-building and detail that enhances the story. I appreciated the detail. The author did a fantastic job of leading the reader back and forth to different suspects.

Publication day June 2nd.

I really enjoyed this! It was a bit of a slow burn which I don’t typically enjoy as much, but this was really gripping. The character of Jo was written incredibly well and you really feel empathy for what she’s going through. This had a good mix of likeable and absolutely awful characters but all of them were interesting in their own right. Would definitely recommend!

This book started slow. As a mother myself I could not imagine my child goes missing. Jo's young son goes missing and things are not what they seem. This book is a slow burn.

As a mum this really pulled on my heartstrings! I also couldn’t quite see how it was going to end as there was a few theories I developed while reading. Quite sad in parts as I felt the mums pain but it did take a longer route to the end.

I really enjoyed this thriller about a young boy who vanishes from a public swimming baths changing room. The mother swears she left him on the bench for a minute whilst she went to the toilet but nobody saw him and the police can’t find any proof that the child was even with her, throw in a suspicious husband who is keeping secrets and a landlord who is lying to cover up something this all adds up to a rip roaring thriller with an ending I did not see coming. Could this mother have done the unthinkable and killed her child? Why is the husband so cold and cruel and what is the link to a similar looking child. Don’t miss this edge of your seat thriller.

The pace of the story was too slow for me and it didn’t really pull me in as much as the summary did. The dad also drove me nuts!! As a mom reading books like this it is very tough, I cannot imagine how scary it would be.

I wanted to like this book, and I did enjoy parts, but overall, I found myself slogging through just to finish. The premise definitely interested me. However, there was way too much telling, not showing….and so much of it was repeated over and over. I literally would skip entire paragraphs or even pages so I didn’t have to read the same thing again (just slightly reworded.)

Lawler was clearly trying to throw out a bunch of red herrings, but the attempts just muddied the plot and became repetitive. Honestly, I didn’t care enough about any of the characters (other than Sam) to care what happened to them.

Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this book. I’m still giving it 3 stars, because maybe it’s someone else’s cup of tea.

When you, as a parent, go somewhere alone with your young child, you should have as many arms as an octopus and as many eyes as there are on a die, because before you know it, something can go wrong.

Not for a moment would I allow myself to lose sight of my child. Not that I would keep him on a leash — absolutely not — but there were always clear agreements that he was not allowed to wander too far, and the idea of planting him somewhere and walking away myself would never even cross my mind.

And there Jo makes, in my view and perhaps also in the eyes of many other parents, a crucial mistake. A mistake with far-reaching consequences. Will this turn out well?

The author clearly portrays the contrast between the behavior and feelings of mother Jo and father Pete. She is desperate, feels guilty, and would do anything to find her little son Sam. Pete, on the other hand, has other things on his mind, is economical with the truth, and even seems to enjoy piling even more guilt onto Jo’s shoulders.

For me, the pace of the story was too slow, and at times I didn't find it very believable. However, there were also parts that were absolutely outstanding, and that's why I’m giving it 4 stars.

Thank you.

A real wild ride of a read.
Little Sam vanishes and there is a big cast of people to point a finger at.
This kept me up late at night as i just had to find out what had happened.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Wow, this book what a great read! I literally couldn’t put it down. I was immediately pulled into the characters my favourite one was Jo what a terrifying ordeal!

There was so many twists and turns. You will want to keep picking it up every free moment you have! The twists and turns left me guessing over and over again. The ending was beyond riveting I DEFINITELY did not see that coming! 

This book had a bit of everything suspense and intrigue which obviously had me glued to my Kindle! A massive ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!