This book was so addicting. It is dark and full of characters that I'm sure you will love to hate.

The story is told from multiple POVs and details the search for a young nanny that goes missing from her rich employers holiday house. It is a race to find her and her employers two children. Did she take them and disappear? Or did someone take her?

This book is suspenseful and so emotional. I binged it in one sitting because I just had to know what happened.

Thank you so much @HarperCollinsAustralia for the arc of this book.

When She Was Gone will be available from the 2nd April.

Lou is the nanny of two young children from a wealthy Australian family, the Fisher's. Early one morning, Lou and the kids vanish from a remote Western Australian beach. With no major evidence, the police suspect Lou kidnapped the kids, or something more sinister is afoot.

Rose, a former London police officer is estranged from her daughter, Lou, for almost a decade. When Lou disappears, Rose is called on to help bring Lou home, however, the police don't realise that Rose hardly knows her daughter anymore. How can she prove her daughters innocence when she barely knows the girl? How can she be sure Lou isn't capable of something like this?

This is the final case in DSS Blackwood's career and there's a lot riding on it. The Fisher children are heirs to the Fisher property empire and as their multimillionaire grandfather breathes down Blackwood's neck for results, the media storm is intensifying. Faced with a deluge of evidence and accusations, Blackwood doesn't know who he can trust. As Blackwood begins to expose the Fishers' secrets, the investigation takes a much darker turn. Shadows of the past gather around the Fishers and Rose, and soon it's clear that every hour is critical. What has happened to Lou and the children? And can Rose and Blackwood find them in time?

This was my first Sara Foster book and it definitely won't be my last! This story was well written, with well rounded characters and a good plot where you cannot easily "pick who-done-it." The story is told from multiple POV's which was also done quite well. I mostly don't like multiple POV stories but this one flowed effortlessly. This story follows the three main characters above with some other character storylines thrown in the mix.

The main reason I cannot give this one 5 stars is because I really struggled to connect and engage with the character. Yes they were well rounded, but I could not care less about Blackwood and felt as though he added nothing to the storyline. He was just cop in charge of the investigation. Rose and Lou were definitely more relatable, even some of the side characters too.

All in all, this was a very enjoyable thriller which was easy to read and difficult to put down. Thank you to Harper Collins NZ and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this one to review!

When She Was Gone by Sara Foster was captivating.

The former London police officer, Rose Campbell who was also a best selling author and domestic violence consultant has her own personal issues and when her estranged daughter Lou who is working as a nanny goes missing in Western Australia along with the two children she is looking after, it is her and not her ex-husband and father to the daughter who races over to undertake an investigation. She hopes to work with the detective in charge of the case, Mal Blackwood but it is a rocky relationship.

The storyline is intriguing, the characterisation is complex but also believable and the plot development was engaging without losing the main threads.

Highly recommended read.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from HarperCollins Publishers Australia via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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When Lou disappears from a remote beach in Western Australia, her estranged policewoman mother Rose, is quick to fly down from London. It is unclear whether Lou was taken or whether she chose to take the two children she was minding with her.

This was an amazing book. Heart stopping in parts because you could feel Rose's pain and full of action in other parts, especially the last 25% of the book. Once the story took shape, it was incredibly hard to put down. Told through multiple POVs, this fast paced novel will have you flipping those pages at rapid speed. Read it and thank me later.

Such a gripping read!

I loved everything about this. The Aussie setting, the fast paced drama, the surprises, and the insight into a few different lives along the way.

There's a lot of characters but I found it easy to follow who was who.

One of those books that make you regret you have a day job and don't have all day just to read to find out what happened. Definitely recommend.

This was a well paced thriller set in Western Australia. Two children and their nanny disappear from the beach one morning, setting into motion an urgent investigation. But it's not just the local police. The nanny's estranged mother happens to be a former detective too and she can't help getting involved. As more details are revealed and clues uncovered, the net of suspects widens. It is full of unlikeable characters.
I thought this was an enjoyable read. It may not be particularly memorable, but anyone who likes crime thrillers will find it does what it is supposed to do.

What I like the most about thrillers is that when I keep guessing what could happen, and I’m proved wrong all the time! I absolutely love thrillers that gives me unexpected twists and turns that would keep my jaw hanging and this one absolutely nailed it!! Trust me when I say you’d be up at night either trying to finish this book or trying to get a grip on what you’ve just read!

When an estranged daughter disappears and also blamed for kidnapping, a mother does everything she possibly can to find her daughter, who she may not even know anymore!

Read a good thriller after a long time. Would highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Australia for this great ARC!!

When She Was Gone by Sara Foster is a gripping psychological thriller that keeps readers on edge from start to finish. With its richly drawn characters and a compelling, twist-filled plot, the novel expertly explores themes of memory, grief, and the secrets that shape our lives. Foster’s writing is immersive, effortlessly pulling readers into a world where nothing is quite as it seems. Perfect for fans of suspenseful mysteries, When She Was Gone is an engaging and thought-provoking read that lingers long after the final page.

I love Sara Foster books...you always know it's going to be edge of your seat excitement from the beginning. This is no exception. Louisa is working as a Nanny for a rich Australian couple and her and the children go missing. Rose, Louisa's estranged mother, travels to Australia to help find her. There are alternating chapters between Rose and the main detective Blackwood, along with some of the other characters in the book. Climactic ending this a highly recommended read. I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

What a thrilling and heart pounding book. I wasn't sure if I would like this one as the previous book I read of Sara Foster I didn't really like. This one had me hooked and enthralled from the start and I loved it.

It is told in numerous voices by numerous people but the main characters told the full story and some of the others were there to fill in the blanks, so to speak. It was all rather exciting and edge of your seat reading and it really did keep me guessing as I never fully knew what had happened and where it was going.

If you want a thrill ride then this is the book for you.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

What an amazing read! A fast-paced thriller and an excellent gripping story! It keeps you on the edge and I loved the storyline.
Highly recommended!

Thank you NetGalley and to the publisher HarperCollins Publishers Australian for the ARC.

I loved this book! The pacing, the twists! The ending! I thought it was so interesting and so well done

It has been a while since I’ve enjoyed a good thriller. This one is about a mother who loses her child to a predator. The other was an interesting character and had a lot of depth to her. We also got to see the detectives in work through different adventure scenes. It also read really quickly and I still understood the storyline. I can’t believe I waited this long to pick this one up. It’s a really good one.

Thank you to the publisher and author for sending me this copy.