A MUST read for any thriller/mystery reader. I finished in one night and couldn't put this book down. Not only is this well written but it flows perfectly. Might just be the best book I've read this year so far!

The School Trip is about Emma navigating life as a single mom to Claire after her husband passes away in a tragic accident. During a school field trip, Claire goes missing and we follow Emma in the hours to come as she searches for her daughter. We read from Emma's perspective but also get the kidnapper's POV, which I found interesting. It was an intense story with a lot at stake, but there was never really a moment when I found myself on the edge of my seat. All in all a 4 star read which I enjoyed and would recommend.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and bookouture!

A school trip - a field day for kids. They love being out and just run around in the space that they see. But, it is not fun for teachers (and parents alike). Teachers have to grown an extra pair of limbs and eyes and ears to catch the naughty ones who would be up to mischief or watch if someone was getting bullied or hurt. While it was a relief to get out and get some sun and delve into a touch and feel session, it is not easy to maintain discipline and safety in an outdoorsy set up.
This is exactly what happens on this school trip.

Emma, recently widowed, is a school teacher. Claire, her 5 year old daughter studies in the same school where Emma teaches. Emma has good colleagues who are more friends than anything else. And it is a relief when you have someone on your side who understands your moves and intentions when you are surrounded by kids.

As the day progresses, a child goes missing. Panic rises amongst the teachers and it is obvious that the adults are a little scared and hoping nothing happens to the little girl. With the cops in place and a frantic search later, the little girl is found inside a maze, where she supposedly got lost. By the time, the child was returned to the concerned parents and teachers could take a breather, Emma realizes that Claire is now missing.

What a mess of a day! Where could Claire have gone? The premises were cordoned off at many places after the first child went missing so she obviously hadn't wandered off where she wasn't supposed to. Emma's teacher friends had no clue where Claire was and like any parent, panic and fear rose in Emma's throat.
Where was Claire? Did she just wander off in utter boredom? Did she get...kidnapped? No! Who would kidnap her? And why?!

Every time the plot closed down on a supposed kidnapper, the story line turned another way leaving me frustrated and wanting to get to the bottom of it! This book has short chapters and is a good one time read. Miranda Smith kept the suspense alive till the very end.

What a brilliant read this was! Loved it so very much. Packed with twists,this book had me glued to the pages and I just couldn't keep away. Addictiveqnd wonderful.

The School Trip by Miranda Smith was an excellent psychological thriller and contains every parent's worst fear, an abduction of their child. this book had lots of twists and turns throughout that will have you hooked from the beginning till the very end, like it did me. Before I knew it, the birds were singing outside my window.........

I highly recommend this book. I loved it

Big thank-you to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of The School Trip in exchange for a fair review.

used to hate going on school trips, did you?

Emma lost her husband several years ago, today her daughter goes missing on a school trip. Is there a connection?

Smith certainly keeps you on your toes throughout this one. Anything involving a child abduction is guaranteed to get the pulse racing and the nerves frazzling.

Fast paced from start to finish, the book is narrated by both Emma and another person, who we don't know. Are they the killer or are they the abductor?

The School Trip has some realistic characters, is exciting, engaging and definitely recommendable.

Many thanks to Bookouture for my tour spot.

Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I love anything by Miranda Smith! At first I thought that this was going to be predictable but I was fooled. More than once. Just when I thought I had it figured out Miranda surprised me with a twist. I can always rely on her for a great read!

A tense, gripping thriller about every parent's worse nightmare, the abduction of their child. In this case, there are plenty of suspects and a few chapters from the kidnapper's point of view are extremely chilling. I raced through this with my heart in my throat.

The School Trip is the spine-chilling new thriller from Miranda Smith that will keep readers up all night.

Emma’s had a rough couple of years. The death of her husband had knocked her and her small daughter Claire for six and although it’s heart-breaking that the man she had hoped to spend the rest of her life with is no longer around, Emma knows that she must be strong for her little girl and not wallow in her grief and despair. Emma is counting down the days until a school trip to a local farm with her classmates. But things take a dark and sinister turn when during the trip Claire disappears with a stranger wearing a bulky coat with their cap pulled down low.

Emma is frantic with worry. Claire would never willingly go away with a stranger and Emma is thus convinced that the person who abducted her daughter was somebody they both knew. But who could it be? Who would want to punish Emma so badly? And could this kidnapping be somehow linked to the night her husband died? Has Emma inadvertently put her daughter in terrible danger? Will she ever find her little girl safe and sound? Or is Claire lost to her mother forever?

Miranda Smith always delivers a hair-raising thriller that keeps readers on the edge of their seats and she has done it again with her heart-pounding new chiller, The School Trip. Dark, twisty and disturbing, every mother’s worst nightmare comes to life in this tense and terrifying page-turner that I struggled to put down.

Miranda Smith is always at the top of her game and with The School Trip, she has penned a first-rate thriller that will have readers chewing their nails to the elbow.

Gripping mystery about a child gone missing. Great twist I didn't see coming. Rounding this up to 4.5. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this Arc

I LOVED THIS ONE!! Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this ebook copy in exchange for a review.

In the beginning of this book we meet Emma who is a kindergarten teacher and is on a pumpkin patch field trip with her school and her daughter is one of the kids attending. When one of the students go missing Emma does everything she can to help find her, even putting her daughter in the care of another teacher. When the missing child is found suddenly there is another child missing...Emma's daughter Claire. Who would want to take Emma's daughter and is it someone she would least suspect??

My thoughts: I instantly felt for Emma. Being a mom as well I wouldn't be able to function if my son went missing. It's a nightmare no parent wants to go through. I was shocked by how strong she was able to be even though it was hard. I never imagined who the kidnapper turned out to be and why. It's was absolutely a shocking twist I did not see coming!! Putting any and all ebooks by this author on my TBR list.

I really enjoyed this book I read it in a day as I just couldn't put my kindle down, I've never read anything by this author so I was quite excited to read. Will definitely be more more

Ever look away from your child for a second, and they disappear? It happened to me once, years ago, at a local mall. I remember that stuck in a vacuum feeling, like all the air had been sucked out of my lungs for the few short minutes it took to find my girl. The School Trip takes that and multiplies it by a thousand. This is easily a parent's worst fear, and it's not like Claire has just wandered off. Nope, someone has taken her. And from that point, the story is full steam ahead and hard to put down. There are some twists along the way, some I saw coming and some not, and Miranda Smith throws in some pretty decent red herrings. The story comes together in what feels like an abrupt ending, but I don't think it was so much abrupt as it fits with the pacing of the story. It's definitely worth the read if you enjoy crime thrillers.

OK I liked that bait and switch at the beginning of the book. I didn’t fall for it at first, but then eventually I did. It is kinda like the misdirection of all of Emma’s work friends. No matter how much Emma thinks they are a team, everyone was keeping secrets and lying.

I love the author’s writing style. it is so easy to read. The mostly short chapters kept me reading and kept up the pace of the story. It’s been a little while since I read a book where we know what the bad guy is thinking and this one it was interesting to see their play by play thoughts.

And while I am not a parent, I really felt Emma’s distraught. All her interactions with Claire early in the book, really set the stage for later angst.

It was quite the mystery that I kept bumbling around changing my mind as to who could do it. Long before the secrets came out, I was working out everyone’s reason for doing it.

If you are fond of quick mysteries that keep you hooked, this one is for you.

This Book was Fantastic. I couldn't put it down from the first page to the end. I am normally a very slower reader and I finished this book in 1 day, Emma is a young widow with a 6 year old daughter. Emma is also a kindergarten teacher. Her school went on a class field trip to a farm and one of the children was lost. During all the confusion her own daughter, who was also on the trip, was kidnapped. This book kept throwing out one loop after another and had you guessing who could be behind this. I will say I was leery about reading it to begin with because I didn't want to read some dark story involving child harm. This is not the case at all so if that is a trigger you are good. I would completely recommend this book. It has short chapters and it is a great quick read. Well done. I will look for more of Miranda Smith's books.

This was my first read by Miranda Smith, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The book was filled with twists and I was on the edge of my seat reading it! Can't wait for her next one!

I liked this book but it didn't blow me away. I read alot of this type of thriller so perhaps I've just read too many kidnapping style storylines recently! However, I didn't guess the ending so it does have some interesting twists and turns! I reckon this would be good one to get you over a reading slump as it is an easy read and does keep you guessing. Overall, an enjoyable read and I would read more from this author.

The School Trip by Miranda Smith is a gripping psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The story revolves around a class of six-year-old children who go on a trip to a local farm. However, things take a dark turn when one of the children goes missing, and the teacher, Emma, joins in the search. Meanwhile, Emma's own daughter is abducted, and she is forced to confront her worst nightmare.

The author, Miranda Smith, has done an excellent job of creating a tense and suspenseful atmosphere throughout the book. The characters are great! Emma is very strong and caring, she likes to do things herself without relying on others. Smith's writing style is engaging and easy to follow, making it hard to put the book down.

Overall, The School Trip is an excellent read for fans of psychological thrillers. It has all the elements of a great thriller, including suspense, mystery, and a killer twist. I personally highly recommend this book to everyone looking for a twisty thriller full of surprises! Yes, I didn't see that coming!!

Every parent’s nightmare happens when Claire’s daughter is kidnapped.
Claire is on a field trip to a local farm with her daughter and other young kids. It’s fall so pumpkins, corn mazes and animals is enticing to the children. Claire knows this is hard for her daughter because she can’t have her undivided attention and she has to watch other kids as well. Claire lost her husband in a car crash and worries about her daughter.
This field trip turns into a nightmare, when her daughter is nowhere. She was in the process of helping find another child, and hers turns up missing.
The detective is now on the scene and shows Claire a video of her daughter leaving the farm with a stranger. Her daughter seems happy, so it’s possible it might be someone she knows. How could someone take her daughter? Is her daughter a target or a random kidnapping?
I could not wait to get through this novel to find out if she finds her daughter and who the kidnapper was? Absolutely shocked with this twisty psychological thriller.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for this advanced copy.

Claire is a parent and a teacher. She and other teachers, as well as several parents, are headed to a school trip at a local farm. Despite some misgivings, the day seems like it is going swimmingly well. However, at some point, Claire’s daughter Emma goes missing. Everyone, especially Claire, is in a panic. Where has her daughter gone?

With a huge pumpkin patch, animals and other activities for children, the farm is huge. Desperate to find her daughter, Claire reluctantly returns home, with the police by her side, as it soon becomes apparent that Emma was taken.

Not only is it clear that Emma was kidnapped, Claire and the police wonder if it is someone from Claire’s past who has taken Emma. As this heartbreaking story is being told, Claire realizes how alone she and Emma are, especially after losing her husband several years ago in a tragic accident.

The search continues for little Emma, and the list of suspects who could’ve taken her continues to grow. Claire’s feelings were palpable, as any parent, or grandparent in my case, would feel if their little one was taken. Filled with angst, I turned page after page with true hopes that Emma would be found safe and sound. This book was one that was impossible to put down. Miranda Smith did a fabulous job with this latest book as she kept the tension at an all-time high while pulling the reader’s attention into the story.

Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.