A little girl is abducted whilst playing with her friend, the two mothers are chatting just there. It is in broad daylight and very bold. There is a difference however, this little girl is returned unharmed physically 92 days later. Slightly different to other child kidnappings we hear about.
The family of course are the first suspects - the mother on the road to ruin by drink, the father does not know what to do to keep the family together, at the same time having a long term affair with the lady next door, both spouses know of their partners infidelity and do not want to bring it into the open and we have the children involved who are the victims here.
Fast forward twenty years and a similar case crops up and now detectives ponder whether the man serving the prison sentence is innocent. Is this a copycat case or is someone just continuing the work started twenty years ago. Eleven little girls missing, some found, some not all dressed in the same way when found eerily similar.
The story goes in chapter form from one character to another - each of their stories is a story in itself and all center around Holly's abduction and return. The actual links appear very slowly and only at the end.
A different kind of mystery story.
Sent by Netgalley for an unbiased review, courtesy of Lake Union Publishing.
On another note reading vintage classics is turning out to be rather fun. As an alternative kind of read to the mystery or suspense stories of present times, these rather slower books are catching my fancy big time.
Child abduction cases are often a tough topic to read for me. I know it's fiction but still...
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a book that would be very difficult to read for me.
ReplyDeleteI like these kinds of stories (in fiction, not in real life!), so I'll definitely be checking this one out.
ReplyDeleteI’m k8nd of intrigued by the premise, thanks for sharing your thoughts
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued by the plot of this book. I need to check it out. Thank-you!
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