A stunning debut, so clearly a 5*, faster plot, more intensity and page turning than The Girl on the Train this thriller had me finding any spare minute to pick it up.
How would you feel if your daughter is returned to you by policemen with no real explanation and no memory of what has happened?
This story follows a weaving plot of twists involving interconnecting families and a group of friends so gripping, you just want to get the the conclusion.
The writing is great and flows at a fast pace in short chapters following Sophie, her mother Karen and the introduction to DI Wade and DCI Mack (don't ever make them a love thang just saying dry wit and stealthy problem solving is all they need).
For a first novel I am loathe to compare but found it hard not to with the praise of GotT. Unlike that book I didn't take an instant dislike to all the characters , at times your lulled into false security with some characters and with others you get a niggling feeling that "I just knew it feeling" with others that makes a good thriller.
The family dynamic felt unique too with the addition of Karen's medical condition putting tension when needed in just the right places.
If there was only one criticism that would be that the police involvement seemed somewhat slow and at times secondary to the un-ravelling of the plot, but as I am assured by the author her second book is currently being written for release next year and I am sure will expand and develop the police characters in her next book.
**This book was kindly given in arc format from Netgalley for Harper Collins UK but the pleasure and honest review was all mine**
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