Holy Smokes! This place is on fire and it ain't the damn barbeque party!!!

My word, this had so much activity that it needed it's own runway for these actors on all sides.
Yes, I'm speaking about Tom and Lucy the couple of the year or was that the party of the year?!

Well, nevermind because I'm here to tell you this is one you sure as the dawning sun will want in your hands.
Isn't it nice to want to start over...How sweet!

We have Lucy/Tom -married/starting over. Their son Jacob and his new girlfriend Rose. Add to this Ava their daughter. And of course, the neighbors Carrie/Joe who have called it quits.

There's a ton of suspense surrounding Rose upon her disappearance especially when lil nuggets keep popping up in the neighborhood.

In fact, you might as well say that there's some things that might be better left unsaid but for which the secrets have slowly spilled out during the investigation.

It was quite the guilt trip because Lucy (mom) of Jacob never believed her son was guilty of harming Rose nor involved in her going missing.

It was Tom (his dad) who seemed less concerned and more into his work (I use the word loosely).
After all, he's a lawyer with much to lose.

Then there's the drama around Carrie and Joe. Joe was caught in some lies.

Did I mention Jacob's hidden past? You know, boys will be boys-Right?

However, would he lie to save face especially when relationships are being questioned?
What's this...We have more breaking news in the relationship saga. Ok, what on Earth is everybody doing? Have they all lost their ever lovin' minds?

I can't go into too much but suffice to say some people will do just about anything to get their kicks and this aint' Route 66.

Might I add that the twist and turns take us to places we may not want to go willingly. It's hard to fathom yet, it does occur and is nausea inducing for all parents everywhere. It's sad yet Rose made sure her voice was the last voice heard that mattered! In more ways than ONE!

Wow! Kathryn Croft has done it again and blown me away!

Thank you Kathryn Croft, Bookouture, and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.

This was not only well written but a 'barn-burner' of excitement that never let up!
Highly recommend!

Wow Kathryn Croft does it again! I just really enjoy her writing style. This one grabbed me from the very beginning and did not let go til way past my bedtime. Richly developed characters and alternating POVs kept me wanting more. Dark and tense.
Highly recommend
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book

Before you start this book, be warned that once you begin yiu won't be able to put it down again. Literally!

I'm not a fan of character driven books and prefer ones where things are always happening but for some reason, this one wad the exception. It's just so perfectly written and hooks you in from the start. The characters and the scenario and the world created on the pages is just so realistic and relatable. These people really do come alive on the page and each and every one of them are just so relatable.

And of course, it is a thriller so it has so many twists and turns and constantly had me second guessing what I thought that I knew. The writing in this book just flows effortlessly and with such clarity that its like watching a series on TV.

There's no pages and pages of pointless description or waffling or going off on targets, it's just an effortless, natural flow that guides the reader through the mystery to the end. I literally was up until 3am finishing it because I was soo hooked. And it was worth every second. This is easily one of the most perfectly written books I've read.

This book, written by a talented and gifted writer, was a cannot put down story. This is a mystery with which intrigue that it is almost not to be believed. There are so many red herrings that I actually had to stop and regroup, wondering what could happen. The characters are so realistic it is like watching and knowing real people in a neighborhood. I kept pondering about who was guilty. I did guess, midway, what had happened. I did not want to believe it, so I kept thinking I could be wrong. A young girl disappears. Who took her? Not to give away what happened, my suggestion is to read the book and become immersed in a fascinating story of intrigue. This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Thanks to the publisher and the author, one of my favorites. When I see a book available on Netgalley by this publisher, I get excited to request it. When I see a book by this author, icing on the cake. Enjoy enjoy enjoy. Wish I could give this book more than five stars.

"My son said he walked his girlfriend home. But now she is missing… Our new home was meant to be a chance for us to start again, to make new friends and forget the past. And as I look around the barbeque we’ve thrown for our neighbours, I dare to dream that things will be all right. I watch my husband joking as he flips burgers and my daughter turning cartwheels on our sun-bleached lawn. And then my gaze falls on my son Jacob, and his new girlfriend Rose, in her light blue jeans and her green crop top. There is a worried expression clouding her beautiful eyes… The next day I get a call from Rose’s mother that chills me to the bone. Rose never returned after our party. I wake my still-sleeping son, who walked Rose home the night before, and beg him for answers. Jacob promises he saw Rose to her front door, and I know he would never lie.
But when the police find Rose’s house keys hidden in our garden and a witness claims to have seen them arguing in the street, everyone insists I can’t believe what Jacob is telling me.I will do anything to protect my boy. But I need to find a way to make the questions stop. Because there’s something about our family that nobody can ever know. And as the search for Rose closes in, how can I keep him safe and keep our secrets hidden?"

Oh my god.... THIS BOOK!!!!!!
it has 0 reviews yet on Goodreads, so I went into this completely BLIND.
I was blown away by how good it was - I read it in two hours. TWO!

the protagonist is brilliant, the writing is a slow burn with major plot twists, I didn't expect the ending at all.
I am going to highly recommend this book and I cannot wait to read more from Kathryn Croft.

When the police found Rose's house keys hidden in the garden, I was mind blown, and the author has a very clever way of making you suspect everyone and everything. It felt like a cat and mouse chase... and that was brilliant. my favourite types of thriller! I feel very fortunate to have read this 4 months before release date, and I will write a review on instagram just before release :)

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.

I would give this a 4.5/5 rating.