Oak Hill is the definition of perfect suburban living.
A very close knit community, wealthy families in there picture perfect mansions and low crime rates.
Allison Langley, actress and model leaves her former rockstar husband in the middle of the night sending the gossips into overdrive.
That is until Billy Barnes goes missing on his way home from school.
His mother Rachel and the babysitter Cassidy both blaming themselves for different reasons.
And then another child goes missing.
I really enjoyed this domestic thriller.
This story is told from multiple POV's but
mostly from Allison Langley's.
From the first chapter I was suspicious of every character and did not mange to guess who the culprit was.
The shorter chapters keep this book moving along at a fast pace and nearly every chapter reveals another secret that made me change my mind on who took the children.
This was a great quick read that I recommend my fellow book people to read.

Oak Hill is an upscale neighborhood that seems perfect ... at least to those looking in, but ... there are plenty of things to gossip about. Why did actress and model, Allison Langley, leave her former rock musician husband, Chris, in the middle of the night. When five year old Billy Barnes goes missing on his way home from school there is a lot more than the Langleys marriage woes to talk about. Why was his babysitter, Cassidy, late that day? Both Cassidy and his mother, Rachel, blame themselves. As the days go by there is no trace of Billy. How could he have disappeared into thin air in the middle of the afternoon. When another child goes missing the police take a closer look at Oak Hill, but will it be too late? While Alterman gives us a host of suspects, it wasn’t difficult to figure out the perpetrator early on. Overall I found this book rather so-so as it didn’t tick several of the boxes that needed to be ticked!

A book about the secrets of a close-knit community. The gossips in town are busy talking about actress and model Allison Langley when she leaves her rock star husband in the middle of the night. The gossip stops when five-year-old Billy Barnes goes missing on his walk home from kindergarten. His mother blames herself as she was working and the babysitter blames herself as she was late to arrive on the afternoon that he went missing,
Gossip is spread, accusations are thrown and the Police investigation isn’t going anywhere when………another child goes missing!

This book is narrated by three different neighbours in the community, all with a different take on events and with their own secrets.

I really enjoyed this book! It gripped me from page 1 and I read it in one sitting! It’s obvious towards the end what has happened to the children but it doesn’t detract from the story and if anything keeps you reading to find out how it all unraveled!

LOVED this thriller. It was amazing how the author keeps your interest sustained from the word go.
It has all the elements for a great read - small town, shady neighbours, gossip and secrets. It is a great commentary on urban people and their lives and the extents people go to protect their families.
There was never a boring or dull moment and the end took me by surprise!
If you love psychological thrillers and are looking for an interesting read, pick this up!

Secrets and lies make up the fabric of Oak Hill in The Perfect Neighbourhood.
Not everything is as it appears-especially when you’re reading a domestic suspense novel. With two children missing the neighbourhood couldn’t be farther from perfect.

Liz Alterman is a new to me author. I like her style and plan to read more by her the near future. I suggest going in blind to read this novel.

This was supposed to be one of those towns and neighborhoods where nothing bad happens. Yes, you have those nosy neighbors that love to gossip, but other than that it's relatively safe. Personally, I would never let a 5 year old walk to and from school alone, and Rachel soon realizes her mistake when Billy comes up missing. Liz Alterman wrote a great mystery thriller that keeps you guessing right to the end. When another child goes missing that Cassidy is babysitting, things don't look good for her at all, but when you find out who took the kids it's jaw dropping. My most favorite part of this book is the last paragraph, because it leaves you shocked and wondering if what you think may happen will really happen. Definitely pick this book up.

A new to me author, this was a GREAT dark domestic suspense novel that is perfect for fans of Joshilyn Jackson, Mary Hannah Mackinnon or Shari Lapena. Full of some great twists and an ending that leaves you wanting more. I can't wait to read other books by this author. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance review copy!

Thank you #NetGalley #ThePerfectNeighborhood for the opportunity to read an ARC of of The Perfect Neighborhood for my honest review.

What is a perfect neighborhood? A place to raise a family where you don't need to worry about locking your doors as there's never any crime. Your kids are safe playing in their yards and driveways unattended by adults.

That was the suburban community of Oak Hill, until the day it wasn't. The day a young boy goes missing.

Everyone is a suspect, even the boys babysitter. Not long after this boy goes missing another child goes missing! This child also has the same babysitter. Coincidence?

Lots of secrets, twists, turns right up until the shocking ending.

A must read if you are a fan of domestic suspense.

I remember doing a cover reveal for this book quite awhile ago and I couldn’t wait to read it. The cover alone completely drew me in and I had a feeling this would be a good one. And it was!

A little boy goes missing on his way home from school and everyone in the neighbourhood is on the lookout for who could’ve taken him. It’s the type of community where everyone has a perfect life and a happy smile. But as we soon learn, nobody’s perfect…

I will say that most of the book had more of a domestic drama vibe as opposed to a thriller vibe. We get a closer look at the people of the neighbourhood and the problems that they’re facing. But even though it wasn’t heavy on the thriller piece, I still really enjoyed it! The writing was incredible and the characters were all so interesting.

The ending was amazing and really brought that thriller component back in!! It took me a long time to predict what was going to happen, and nothing could’ve prepared me for that last page. It was absolute perfection and I ended the book with chills running down my spine.

Please be aware that there is a lot of talk about miscarriages and infertility. If these topics are triggering for you, just know that they’re very prominent in this book.

I received this book for free as part of an Instagram book tour. My review is posted on Goodreads and Bookstagram.

A great psychological thriller/suspense.
The characters are well defined and the ending will surprise you!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

In the Oak Hill neighborhood, gossip always abounds.

Allison and Christopher Langley have split up. Allison is an actress with lots of experience doing commercials and Christopher is a washed-up rock star. Allison left him in the middle of the night and she is staying with a friend.

Rachel Barnes is mother to 5-year-old, Billy. He’s a curious little kindergartner. Rachel has just returned to her job as a real estate agent. Rachel has allowed Billy to walk by himself several blocks to his home after school. That is where his babysitter, Cassidy, meets him and takes care of him until Rachel gets home. But, today his sitter is late meeting Billy and he has disappeared. Frantic, the family, neighbors, and police begin a search for him. What happened to this child?

As the neighbors gossip about who could have taken Billy, Rachel is beside herself with worry about Billy. Who has her son? But then another child goes missing while under the care of Cassidy, the neighborhood erupts along with the press. Is this the same person that took Billy? Could Cassidy have done something to these children? Where are they?

This story switches back and forth from different neighbors in this community. There are secrets and discord in lots of the marriages. I found the police investigations to be lax and shameful. Poor, silly Cassidy. I rather liked Cassidy’s friend, Lexi and Allison’s friend, Vivienne. They were real friends. This story had me guessing right up to the end. I’m betting lots of people will enjoy it.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This one held my interest but I didn’t love it. I did enjoy certain aspects of it however but I felt like there were too many extraneous details.

The Perfect Neighborhood is a story about a neighborhood that is anything but perfect. The novel begins actress and model, Allison, leaving her husband in the middle of the night. The neighborhood is gossiping among themselves, until a kindergarten boy, Billy Barnes, going missing while walking home from school.

This story was written through many points of views. We read from the POV of Billy's mom, Allison, and Billy's babysitter. The characters are all way more intertwined than we may believe in the beginning of the book.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fast paced, and kept me turning the pages to find out what happened next.

Thank you to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book before it was published in exchange for an honest review.

The Perfect Neighborhood by Liz Alterman is a mystery that starts out with a 5 year old missing boy. The neighborhood is full of affluent neighbors and is the chic place to live. Gossip abounds and theories galore. Unfortunately for me, the book bogged down in the middle and frankly, I got bored and couldn’t wait to get to the end.

The book is well written, but it just didn’t set off any WOW moments for me. I am definitely willing to read more books by this author.

Thank you to #netgalley and #crookedlanebooks for allowing me to read the eARC of this book. All opinions expressed above are my own.

We have the perfect couple, the Langley’s, living in the perfect small-town neighborhood. Allison is a successful actress and Christopher is a musician rock star. But is everything perfect like the neighbors think? Apparently not, because someone spots Allison leaving her house in the dead of the night, and disappears forever. And thus the gossip begins.
But then something out of the ordinary happens in the small town. A kindergarten boy goes missing on his way home from school with no trace of where he might be. Everyone initially blames the young babysitter who was late to receive the kid but the local police find no evidence for days and the case comes to a deadlock.
And then a second kid goes missing while the same babysitter is minding her siblings in another house. Is the babysitter responsible or is there some other dark secret brooding in the quiet neighborhood?
A fine domestic mystery underlining deep-seated problems in families. Let me be honest and tell you that the mystery was not so much a mystery to me because I did guess the mischief-maker quite early in the story. And yet it is a very interesting, fast-paced one-time read for me.
I even liked the way the book was formatted with dated narratives from Allison Langley, the kid’s mothers Rachel and Sarah, and Cassidy the babysitter. Simple and yet not so simple.
I recommend this to domestic mystery lovers. Curl up to this one with a coffee mug, and a blankie on a rainy night and you’ll thank me for it.

📖My Thoughts📖

After having just read another book about a sketchy neighborhood, I’m beginning to feel even more thankful with the neighborhood I live in myself. This is a pretty good thriller, but fair warning, there are some triggers in this book including child abduction, drugging and pregnancy loss. I think the hardest part about reading this book is that I have two small children of my own, and reading what the mothers of the missing children were going through really tugged at my heartstrings. Nonetheless, it was overall a pretty good book that was decently paced and easy to read. I did actually figure out the ending around half way through the book, but that didn’t take away from how it all played out. It still kept me on the edge of my seat waiting for it to unfold in the book. Thank you Netgalley, Liz Alterman and Crooked Lane Books for the opportunity to read and review this book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Is Oak Hill, NJ the perfect suburban neighborhood?!? Hah right! Not in the least.

With multiple female POV’s, this dealt with a slew of melodrama. Lots of secrets behind closed doors, jealousy, backstabbing, gossipy neighbors, cheating. Then the one thing that no one expected happens. The disappearance of not one, but two children vanish into thin air.. three weeks apart. Both under the same teen sitters care. Were they kidnapped? No clues are left behind until a disposable phone is recovered in the yard of the latest crime scene.

It’s unsettling to read but oh what a thrill! If you enjoy a good domestic thriller this is not to be missed. 3.5 stars. Pub. 7/12/22

Thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Overall, I give this book a 3 out of 5 stars. The story was intriguing enough but I hope the unnecessary drama was less and the details regarding the case were the focus instead. And I wished the author didn't put that very obvious clue. Other than that, this book was an entertaining read.

Apologies but this was a dnf for me,it did not hold my interest and was not keen on the characters or the story that just seemed to meander on with little happening

Oak Hill is the neighborhood in question, a mostly affluent area in New Jersey. Allison Langley, actress and model, left her husband Chris, a former rockstar, in the middle of the night; gossip runs rampant for a short while until 5-year-old Billy Barnes goes missing and police are unable to find any trace of him. His mother, Rachel, and Cassidy, his teenage babysitter, both feel responsible for different reasons. And then another child goes missing.

I mostly enjoyed this well-written domestic drama. I know they're a dime-a-dozen right now but some are more enjoyable than others. The story is told mainly from the POVs of Allison, Rachel and Cassidy in alternating chapters with dates included at the beginning of each chapter so that we can follow the progression of the drama, interspersed with occasional chapters from the viewpoints of other characters. I have to be honest and admit that I had trouble keeping the narrators straight, other than teenage Cassidy. Maybe it's because they had such ordinary names - Allison, Rachel, Sarah, Betsy, Lindsay (no offence to friends by those names!) and it was hard to tell them apart. Also, by about 75% I was getting a little tired of Allison's inner monologue to do with her childlessness. It was very sad and had its place in the plot but it went on too long. Things picked up again as we raced towards the climax.

I'd still recommend this book as a quick and engrossing read.