I want to start by saying thank you to Netgalley for giving me an opportunity to read and review this book prior to release date. I had been excited to read this one for quite some time and it did not disappoint. This was a bit of fresh air compared to all the books coming out lately about some unreliable narrator. It was a wonderful and heartbreaking novel that I highly recommend! It was told from multiple points of view which sometimes worries me but Belinda Bauer did this so well! The story bases around a young brother and his two sisters whose car breaks down and the mother goes for help but never returns. Jack is then forced to grow up much sooner than he should have been to watch over and take care his sisters. Also while trying to find the truth about what really happened to his mother. There were parts of this book that broke my heart. Sometimes I feel I take for granted the small things in life that some people are not fortunate enough to have. This book will for sure tug at your heart strings. I did find the first 30% a little slow but just stick with it. I hope everyone enjoys this book!

I found that this took a little while to pull me in, but once it did, at about 40%, the rest of the book kept me hooked. The plot is complex but the writing is deceptively light. The characters are entertaining and well-written, with enough humour and irony to appeal to the subversive in me. Altogether a great story and well worth reading.

This new thriller is up to Belinda Bauer's usual standard, a brilliantly crafted story of murder and mystery, with well-drawn and memorable characters.

This is the second title i have read by this author and will be making my way through her others. From page one i was hooked and greatly recommend this book to anyone who liked The Beautiful Dead *****

Un thriller atipico, con un protagonista eccezionale (e quanto sono difficili da rendere i bambini per chi bambino non lo è più) e un cast di comprimari che, proprio perché profondamente antipatici, sono anche profondamente umani.
Il mio primo romanzo di Belinda Bauer, ma non certo l'ultimo.

3 stars--I liked the book.

I enjoy British mysteries, and this was no exception. Bauer is a snappy writer, and I read this quickly because I was invested in the story. Characters were well done--I either pitied them or hated them, depending on their actions. There were also a few moments of humor, which I appreciated to break up the darkness of the narrative.

This fell short of 4 stars for me because of some unresolved elements. Yes, we found out "who dunnit," but there were so many other questions that I really wanted answers to, but didn't come. The ending felt abrupt to me.

Still, I'd read another Bauer book. I received this review copy from the publisher on NetGalley. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review; I appreciate it!

Taut long-unraveling family tragedy cum crime novel . Great characterisations in story of abandoned. children, seeking murderer of their mother. The police, especially an ornery DI , forms an alliance with the oldest. but, seeking to keep his family together, earning by whatever means possible. It's a long track because the past must be excavated. This leads adept author to structure book initially in complex way that took me a minute to get used to . But we are in good hands. Really compelling and entertaining

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book crackles like classic Bauer- a tight thriller with the usual drill humor and characters. Nothing is ever obvious and it was hard to put down- I had to see how the two threads tied together. One of her best!

This is the first book I have read by Belinda Bauer.....I enjoyed it, didn’t love it.. I found it to be suspenseful however a little slow at times!
I would defiantly give another one of her books a read!

Jack is left alone in the broken down car with his two little sisters when their mother leaves to call for help from a phone booth up the road. The little family wait, but their mother never returns. Three years later, Jack and his sisters are living alone, their mother is dead and their father simply walked away. They survive by staying out of the eye of social services and by Jack using his skills as a thief to provide for them. What is Jack’s connection to Catherine, a young pregnant woman who has begun to receive death threats? As Bauer weaves together the threads of her story, readers will discover the dark and terrible truth of what happened that summer day. To be honest, this wasn’t my favorite Bauer book, I felt like the ending was rushed and the killer’s motives a little too ambiguous

I’ve read most of Belinda Bauer’s books and “Snap” is just okay in comparison. I found the book suspenseful, but it had too many plot holes for me.