Really enjoyed this one! Big fan of the unreliable narrator as well as the dual timelines and mysteries. The audiobook was fantastic.

**4.5-stars rounded up**

Isabelle Drake has barely slept in a year. Not since the night her toddler, Mason, disappeared from their home. Her and her husband were asleep in the next room, but they heard nothing, saw nothing. The only sign of an intruder was an open window in Mason's room. With zero other leads, or evidence though, the police had nothing to go on. The case goes cold.

Since that time, Isabelle and her husband, Ben, have split. Isabelle knows the stats, it's not unusual for people who have lost a child to split up. For her though, she just couldn't understand how Ben seemed to move on after Mason. He gave up on him. Isabelle can't do that. She's not going to chalk it up as a loss and move on. Her son could still be out there. She refuses to see him as gone forever.

Isabelle talks about the case, literally gives talks about the case any time she can. She figures talking about it, keeps the case alive. It keeps Mason's missing status in the forefront of people's minds. It's after speaking at an event dedicated to True crime that she meets True Crime Podcaster, Waylon Spencer.

Waylon takes an interest in Mason's case and proposes to Isabelle that they work together. If he can interview her for his series, it will bring even more exposure to her case. After some thought, Isabelle agrees and Waylon comes to stay in Savannah, to be near her and make the interview process easier on them both. Thus, it begins.

In addition to Isabelle's present perspective, we also get her past perspective. In her childhood she lived with her Mom, Dad and little sister, Margaret. After tragedy struck the family, Isabelle was haunted by the event. She's never truly recovered from the trauma and a lot of recollections are more her trying to parse out the truth of what happened as opposed to a strict retelling of the event.

I really enjoyed the inclusion of this past perspective. I felt it gave a lot of insight into who Isabelle was as a character and helped to give substance to her motivations in her present. I found this entire story so compelling. From the first moments I met Isabelle, I was sucked into her story. I wanted to know everything there was to know about her life, both past and present.

It was interesting to be inside her head as she grappled with the loss of Mason and tried to make sense of it. The lack of sleep has had an effect on her, so it's unclear whether or not she's entirely reliable.I am a sucker for an unreliable narrator. I know some Readers are over it, but I'm so not one of those Readers.

I wouldn't describe this as being fast-paced, it was more of a steady pace with great tension throughout. Each chapter fills in more and more of the puzzle and it was really hard to put it down. There were some super fun twists and reveals. I just had an absolute blast with this one. I really enjoyed Willingham's earlier release, A Flicker in the Dark, and personally, I think this one is even better. Highly recommend the audio format as the narration is fantastic!

Thank you so much to the publisher, Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio, for providing me with copies to read and review. After loving her first two novels, it's safe to say that I will continue to pick up anything else Stacy Willingham writes. Looking forward to more!!

All I can say is this is a head spinning book! Isabelle is a complete and utter mess. Isabelle’s young son, Mason, is taken from his crib in the middle of the night. What happens from there is follow Isabelle’s search for her son. It is a story filled with twists and turns - and in the end your jaw drops open. A fabulous story thanks to NetGalley for this early read.

Isabella’s son Mason has been missing for an entire year, stolen from his bed at night without a trace and without signs of forced entry. Isabella struggles with insomnia and has a history of sleep walking, a dark, disturbed troubling past, and so much grief.⁣
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Her husband Ben, has already lost hope and left her high and dry. His history with women is also very concerning. ⁣
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This story is woven in a way that you aren’t quite sure who took Mason, if he’s alive or dead. ⁣
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Did Isabella do something while sleepwalking and doesn’t remember? She feels so guilty and she isn’t sure why. ⁣
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Did Ben do something, because it seems he never wanted a child to begin with and was maybe looking for an excuse to leave his wife? Is someone else to blame?⁣
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This book is so unputdownable, has so many good twists and turns I didn’t see coming, and was such a wild ride of clues and case files to try to figure out what happened to Mason; and what happened in the past to bring on this insomnia and sleep walking.
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This book was absolutely incredible! I was kept on the edge of my seat devouring every word! I've already recommended it to several people and can't wait for her next one! An amazing follow up to Flicker in the Dark

This book is excellent. I had such a hard time putting it down. It was actually quite scary and at the same time completely enthralling. I thought I had it figured out but I was wrong and I love when I'm wrong! I found myself thinking about this one while I wasn't reading it like a little detective. The writing is excellent, the characters are well developed and the plot will suck you in and not let you go! Stacy Willingham has made it to my auto buy writers list after this one. I also loved A FLICKER IN THE DARK and highly recommend that one and ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS.

I was super interested in this book because I loved Stacy's Previous Book. This one was a Little more Predictable. It had a good premise but fell a little flat for me.
Her writing in general is still amazing. She can Describe a place and make you feel like you are there.
While it did not live up to hype for me. I would still recommend it

It’s her life. A life of motherhood. A life defined by a lie. One year ago Mason was taken from his room while Isabelle and Ben slept in the next room. Isabelle has spent the last year unable to sleep, unsettled by the thought of his case being unsolved with no suspects and no leads. Isabelle wont stop searching for her son. Her husband Ben wants to move forward so he’s moved out leaving Isabelle alone in her pain.

All the Dangerous Things is about Isabelle Drake a woman who once didn’t want children then found herself feeling empty without Mason. Her seven year marriage didn’t survive the tragedy of losing Mason. His kidnapping caused a strain on there marriage. Instead of growing closer and forming a united front, it took Ben six months to move forward.
Everyone including detectives, her husband, and neighbors expect her too move on. Waylon is different. Waylon is a podcaster offering her an outlet to put her story out there to aid in getting answers or clues.

As Isabelle recounts the last seven years with Ben readers gain insight about Isabelle and her inability to let go. Stacy Willingham also travels back into Isabelle’s childhood and her relationship with her sister Margaret.

Stacy Willingham illustrates a mother devasted by her toddler being kidnapped. Her credibility to give information to the detective is met with concern given the suspicion of the situation and backstory. Stacy did an excellent job of arousing suspicion in other characters. Stacy wrote a clever and plausible thriller. It’s kind of creepy and scary. I could not get enough. I was hooked. This is a story based upon buried memories from her childhood that defined her into motherhood. This was a fast and steady pace thriller with many working parts.
I can’t remember the last time I sat down to read a book and found myself unable to tear myself away. I read it in one day. It was thought provoking and well written. I’m a fan just from this one book. I’m already ready to delve into another of her books. Sadly, she’s only got one other book. That’s okay. I’ll wait for more books to get published. She’s worth the wait.

Narrator:
Karissa Vacker is the solo female performer of All the Dangerous Things. Karissa’s voice acting skills are spectacular. Her ability to transition from one character to the next is exquisite. She can alter her tone and pitch to voice male characters as well which is a unique quality to have.
It’s interesting that I just finished listening to What Lies in the Woods narrated by Karissa Vacker. Good thing I enjoy her voice.
I listened using the Netgalley app at 1.75x speed.
I listened to audiobook while following along with the ebook. Having both expands my experience. Having Karissa bring these characters to life with Stacy’s words controlling the direction of the story was exquisite.

I wanted to read this book because I was a fan of Stacy Willingham's previous book - A Flicker in the Dark.

I devoured this book in 24 hours. It was a fast-paced thriller set in a small town. Isabelle Drake's son was taken from his crib at night while his parents slept. Now one year later, there have been no developments in the case and the case has gone cold. Isabelle is determined to find out the truth about what happened to her son. She has had trouble with sleeping her whole life - sleepwalking and also insomnia, leading her to doubt herself and the events of the night that her son went missing. There are some mysteries from her own past, some intrigue and ultimately some twists, I didn't see coming I could not put this book down!

Quite the little mind-bender. I have to say I was shocked more than once while reading this book which I love to be. I was intrigued by this story as I used to be a sleep walker and my sister woke up one night to find me standing by her bed with a pillow in my hand. She must have really made me mad that day. Lol. All The Dangerous Things is definitely a good read.

I picked up this book because the plot sounded interesting - I have only read a few other thrillers about kidnappings. I was sure I had guessed the twists in this one, but I was wrong - and there were quite a few things I didn't see coming! It does drag a bit but then gets more fast-paced towards the end (as so many thrillers I read lately).

This is the kind of book that makes me want to stay up all night to keep reading, especially since each chapter ending begged for me to move on to the next chapter. When the main character isn't sure she can trust herself, what does she do? How far back in her life did she go wrong to end up where she is now?

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this novel. I encourage you to check this one out! Really solid read.

A year ago, Isabelle’s life drastically changed when her toddler son was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep. The case went cold very quickly with little evidence and few leads to follow. Isabelle will not rest (she literally doesn’t sleep) until Mason is returned to her. When a true crime podcaster approaches Isabelle for an interview, she agrees in hopes that new witnesses or clues will be come to light. His questioning makes her second-guess who she can trust…including herself.

I have to start by saying the plot here isn’t overly creative and I found some of the reveals to be predictable. But, it was still enjoyable, especially with twist after twist coming full speed. The story has a few subplots that all merge together in the end. The pacing was steady and lined up the dual timelines nicely. All the characters were unreliable, including our MC. The audiobook narration was excellent.

And absolutely riveting thriller! I was hooked from the beginning. With the dueling timelines of past and present and so many red herrings it was easy to get thrown off the scent of the truth. I absolutely love Stacy Willinghams
Books and she will be an auto buy from here on out!

Isabelle is currently suffering from extreme insomnia. This is completely understandable, since about a year ago her son went missing from her house in the middle of the night. The story goes back and forth between Isabelle’s childhood and the present, and we realize that perhaps Isabelle is not as reliable of a narrator as we first thought.
Although I really ended up liking this book, it took me a bit to get into the story. If you don’t mind a slow start, grab this one!

It's every parent's nightmare. Your child is missing - taken from the crib while sleeping. It has been almost a year exactly and Isabelle cannot sleep until her son, Mason, is in her arms again. I mean the literally - she can not sleep. She may drift off for a bit here and there, but there is no rest for this grief-stricken young mother, Her marriage has not survived. Her husband, Ben has moved out and wants to move on, go forward in life. Isabelle will never move forward until she knows where her son is. She will talk to anyone who will listen to her, even at true crime conventions, which many find abhorrent. The faces where she once found support and sympathy, now see her as the crazy lady who attacked the supermarket clerk who was always friendly to her toddler son. When approached by a true crime podcaster who once solved a missing person case, she guardedly told him her story, only to keep Mason's name out there. Yet she was fearful of his finding out too much about her. There is more tormenting Isabelle than sleep deprivation and her missing child. She has been anguished by suspicious death of her younger sister, Margaret, when they were just children.. As a child Isabelle was a sleepwalker who often had night terrors. she would awake, recalling nothing, but having a terrified Margaret cowering from her, But this is not something that Isabelle wants brought to the light.

Which is worse - the nightmares of your sleep or the nightmares of endless days?

I loved Stacy Willingham's first novel, A Flicker in the Dark, All the Dangerous Things is a superb follow up. Stacy Willingham is on my must read list with Tana French, Dervla McTiernan and Ruth Ware.

My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Minotaur Books and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

STACY WILLINGHAM IS BACK and damn was that a fun ride. I absolutely loved A Flicker In The Dark and couldn't believe it was a debut novel., but All The Dangerous Things might just be a tad bit better! Stacy knows how to write a dark and twisted thriller with really relatable characters.

It has been a year since Isabelle Drake's son Mason goes missing & it's been a year since she has truly slept. Isabelle's character, though I'm not a mother, seems to be a very realistic portrayal of motherhood and what the weight of it all means. Something that Stacy touches on in her author's note at the end (don't read that first, it'll spoil the book). Like A Flicker In The Dark, the narrator and MC Isabelle is unreliable and has you questioning absolutely everything until the very last page. The alternating timelines of Isabelle's life really help to develop her character and others throughout the book. The writing was beautiful, and made this book enjoyable to read.

Read if you like
- unreliable narrator
- true crime podcasts
- domestic thrillers
- twist & turns with a shocking ending

FINAL THOUGHTS: All The Dangerous Things left my crime junkie heart satisfied. Stacy Willingham has instantly become an autobuy author. I binged this book in 2 days & found myself thinking about it when I put it down (a sign of a truly great book). Stacy is a fellow Charleston girl and I was able to meet her in person recently-- she is super sweet! Can't wait to read more work of hers! Keep the thrillers coming!

After only giving three stars to Stacy Willingham's previous work, "A Flicker in the Dark," I am so glad I gave her another chance because "All the Dangerous Things" knocked it out of the park. It is everything I want in a psychological thriller-lots of twists and turns, an unreliable narrator, murder, kidnapping, shady neighbors...the list goes on. The plot is multilayered and everyone is a suspect! I absolutely devoured this book and was completely riveted by each new development in the plot-all the way to the satisfying ending. I'm not a parent, but I could identify with Izzy's pain when her son went missing and found her drive to leave no stone unturned in order to find him very realistic. This is a must read for thriller fans and will definitely be one of the best new thrillers of 2023. I eagerly away Ms. Willingham's next offering!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the privilege of reading an advanced digital copy of this unsettling book in exchange for my honest review.

I was so excited to be granted an arc for Stacy Willingham's latest novel after hearing so much praise for it so it always pains me to be the dissenting opinion in the crowd. 😞

Isabelle Drake is exhausted and hasn't slept in nearly a year since her toddler son, Mason, was taken during the night. The detectives have no leads so Isabelle spends her time doing research and conducting her own interviews even though the detective has warned her not too. Her obsession with finding Mason is also the reason her marriage to Ben deteriorated.

Though she hasn't slept since her son disappeared that wasn't always the case. Before his disappearance she not only was a heavy sleeper but also suffered from sleepwalking, often doing things and going places she has no recollection of. The possibility that she herself could have harmed Mason is always in her mind though she would never, ever voice that concern.

At a recent conference where she discusses the case with the public in the hope of gathering any and all new information she meets Waylon, a true crime podcaster, who offers her his services. At first she's appalled and wants nothing to do with him but after taking time to think about it more she believes he may be able to help so the two work together to try to find Mason. Will they succeed? You'll have to read this to find out.

This book is slow and laborious. Willingham has a tendency to use more words than are necessary to say the most basic of things so it takes forever for her to just get to the point. A lot of people like that style of writing, and sometimes I do too, but for whatever reason it just didn't work for me here. I like my thrillers a little more thrilling.

As awful as it will be to say I didn't care about Isabelle. In fact, I disliked her quite a bit so with her being the sole narrator this book was doomed from the start.

We have a back and forth timeline with Isabelle now and Isabelle as a girl growing up with her parents and little sister, Margaret. It's alluded to that something tragic happened in the past so we have that mystery along with the current missing child mystery and neither really captured my attention. There was no spark, no sense of urgency to find out what happened in either of the timelines. I was truly reading just to be finished with the book.

Can I also just say how unbelievable it is to me that in both the past and the present the detectives knowingly turn a blind eye to the truth with a "You've been through a lot so I don't want to make things worse" type of attitudes?!?! I'm sorry to say but that doesn't happen in the real world.

Many readers found the twists to be mind blowing but I didn't think anything all that surprising was revealed. I knew who the bad person was very early on though I admit I didn't know exactly how it all went down it and when I found out I just shrugged my shoulders ready to move on. 2 stars! 🤷‍♀️

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my complimentary copy.