Another book I have had forever. Finally gotten around to reading. This year is my catch up with outstanding books year and I have to say I'm really finding some r=great reads.

A new author to me.
This was an intriguing read. A young lad goes missing and the community try to help find him. Its the mothers friend Charlie that heads up trying to find out what the police don't seem to be doing.
Based around a bail hostel this read felt very different. Some interesting characters.

This crime/mystery thriller set in Newcastle 1996, is about the death of fifteen year old Darren a local boy who went missing and was later found dead in a park. His mother Di, asks neighbour and friend, Charlie to investigate as she feels the police might miss something. Charlie herself is a one parent family and works at a local bail hostel for young male offenders. She decides to try to retrace Darrens steps from before he went missing and her naturally inquisitive mind and reasoning power helps her with this.
We see Charlie's home life and investigation become interlocked when she begins to miss signs that her daughter needs her as she is too wrapped up in Di and Darren's issues.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the fact it was set in the U.K and the characters were relatable. Thanks to NetGalley for the book.

Unfortunately I struggled with this book. I didn’t hate it but it was a chore for me to read. I think it may have been the spelling of certain words that just grated on me.

Thanks to netgalley for the opportunity to have read this book. This is the first book by Kathleen McKay I've read, so I didn't really know what to expect.
This book is set in Newcastle 1996 and is based around the death of fifteen year old Darren. His mother asks Charlie to help investigate. The rest of the book is based on the investigation of the murder and was entertaining to read.
Recommended.

Great read and easy to follow story line. Look forward to reading more from this author