This was a great mystery will plenty of twists and turns, almost too many twists. I liked the fast, or pretty fast, pace and storyline. It was a fun read that kept you turning the pages even after you put it down. I feel, however, that it could have ended many pages before it actually did. That is where you run into trouble. When you keep writing and you could have stopped when you had a good thing going.

When a couple has a dinner party only one door down, their child disappears. This would be a nightmare for any family. The couple are not acting as the best parents exactly, and when something terrible happens, you are not as surprised.

This was a good book, but not the best I have read in 2016. I would buy it for my library, but it is mostly because people would want it and not by my opinion alone.

Overall a good read, but not the best of the year. Thank you so much for the early review!

The Short of It:

A story made-up of lies and secrets makes for a good page-turner.

The Rest of It:

Marco and Anne Conti attend a dinner party at their neighbor’s house while their infant daughter sleeps next door. Bad idea. Cora disappears and because Anne and Marco are too intoxicated to remember details, they can’t remember if they left the door unlocked or exactly when they saw her last. As the disappearance is investigated, secrets are revealed and no one can be trusted.

This is a book that is really hard to put down because every time you turn the page, someone is lying or blame quickly switches from one character to the next. NO ONE in this story can be trusted which is a little aggravating but somehow makes for good reading. Plus, Anne is suffering from postpartum depression so her take on the situation is rather skewed at times which makes you doubt what’s going on.

If you are sensitive to convenient story lines or tire easily of red herrings, you could grow bored with this one. I am typically that type of reader but it was a fun read and a great book to take my mind off of my first week back at work.

This was a great book. I loved waiting to see how the story would unfold. There were twists and spins that kept me guessing.

A chilling and gripping page-turner about two parents who have lost their child. What really happened? Who can be trusted? Read to find out more...