This is a beautiful story about a small town in North Caroline where life is turned upside down after a young boy goes missing on an ordinary Saturday night.

Davy Malcor's disappearance not only rips apart his parents' marriage, it leaves any number of people in his hometown damaged in the aftermath. Like his older brother TJ, who has reinvented himself by writing a successful memoir on how the loss of his eleven-year-old brother shaped his life.

Then there's Anissa, who is Davy's age and met him that very night, who knows more than she's telling about those events. And Gordon, accused of being responsible for Davy's disappearance, who is still struggling to rebuild his life.

And with the discovery of Davy's jacket all these years later, the wound is about to be opened again...

This is compelling storytelling, bring characters vividly to life, and leaving the reader bereft when the book is finished. Definitely worth a read.

Thank you Netgalley and Harper Muse for the advance copy of this book.


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Pub Date Oct 01 2024 | Archive Date Nov 01 2024
Harper Muse
General Fiction (Adult) | Women's Fiction
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A small Southern town. An ordinary Saturday night. A little boy disappears without a trace.

Everyone in Wynotte, North Carolina, knows the name Davy Malcor. Knows the video clip of him juggling four...

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A small Southern town. An ordinary Saturday night. A little boy disappears without a trace.

Everyone in Wynotte, North Carolina, knows the name Davy Malcor. Knows the video clip of him juggling four balls, "All at the very same time!" Knows the Marty McFly jacket his mother made for his birthday that he wore proudly, and often. But no one knows what happened to him the night he went missing more than twenty years ago.

When the jacket is unexpectedly uncovered, the cold case reopens, and Davy's family is thrust into yet another media storm. But at the heart of the story are four people forever changed by one single night: Thaddeus Malcor, Davy's older brother, created the life of his dreams by writing a bestselling memoir about his family's experience and is enjoying success and notoriety as a result, even if the memoir doesn't quite reveal the whole story. Tabitha Malcor, his mother, is divorced and living alone, advocating for victims' rights and faithfully cataloging her regrets each week, never including her biggest regret of all. Anissa Weaver was just a kid herself when Davy went missing, and her connection to him is one she cannot reveal as she serves as the Malcor family's Public Information Officer. And, long suspected in Davy's disappearance, Gordon Swift has kept his head down and scraped together a decent life. But the new attention to the case makes it impossible to hide from the public, and the past.

The book did not get off to a good start with me. The story told from 5 different viewpoints felt excessive to me. The book moved slowly, yet the ending seemed rushed and anticlimactic.

2.5 out of 5 ⭐️

EVERY MOMENT SINCE by MARYBETH MAYHEW WHALEN is the tragic account of the disappearance of Davy Malchor and the effect it has on his family members and the community. It is a really well written book and the way the characters’ emotions are described draws one into the story. It is a very worthwhile read.
Tabby and Daniel Malchor live in Wynotte, North Carolina with their three children, Thaddeus or TJ as he is called, who is fifteen, Davy who is eleven and Kristin who is four. The parents go out to a party. TJ has plans with his friends and has to take his little brother with him, and Kristin is left with a baby sitter. TJ’s friend Philip brings beer and things go from bad to worse when TJ tells Davy to leave him alone……
The tragedy results in guilt, regret, accusations, anger and broken relationships. Thaddeus tries to assuage his guilt by writing a bestseller describing the horror of that night over twenty years ago, but leaving out his deepest feelings. His mother never gives up hope of finding her son and works hard on various committees dealing with similar cases. She comes to regret not being a better mother to her two remaining children and a better wife to Danny……
When the coat Davy was wearing when he disappeared is found the cold case is reopened……..
I am not going to tell you any more for fear of spoiling things for you.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Harper Muse. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

As flawed the book was, I couldn't help but like it. It was underwhelming in terms of plot complexity and character development, but the writing and sequence kind of made up for it; maybe it was the short length of the chapters or how horrific the topic was, I just found myself flying through the pages.
I have to say though, starting the book with 5 different POVs was really confusing, 4 chapters in and there was five characters already.
I think the POV of the sheriff was completely unnecessary, it didn't add to the book or had any significance. The same was for Anissa, we could've had a chapter or two from her point of view towards the end.
My favorite character was Tabitha, she was a layered character with flaws and merits. I liked how the author wrote her character arch and how she dealt with the loss of her child.
Overall, I think it was an enjoyable read, definitely not an elite mystery, but a good book to get you out of a reading slump.
*I received an ARC of this book through netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

When I first started I got really into this book but unfortunately as I carried on reading it just felt stale and slow.

This book somehow felt really slow to read but was also a fast read at the same time. It was an interesting story but I feel like there was so much slow build up for not a very crazy ending.

This one was good, it was a fast easy read. The writing was also smooth and enjoyable. I feel like everything did come to a rush in the end felt like it was not a realistic ending pretty much. But other then that the book was smooth and easy read.

This book was good, but I felt as though it was a bit anticlimactic. Everything wrapped up a little too nicely in the end for my liking.