Published by Inkubator Books on October 22, 2023
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Also by this author: The Caretaker, The Stolen Child, I'm Following You, You Can't Hide, Her Husband's Secret, The Wife in the Photo, The Hotel, The Waitress
Zoe just wanted to help. Now she may have a killer in her home.
Zoe is happily married to Ethan until the day a 13-year-old boy shows up on their doorstep. He says his name is Micah and that Ethan is his father. Distressed because his mother is missing, Micah has come to them for help.
Ethan is wary – he didn’t know anything about Micah - but kind-hearted Zoe feels she can’t possibly turn her back on the boy. She welcomes him into their home and does her best to make him part of the family.
But there’s something off about Micah.
He lies constantly, creeps silently around the house and towers over Zoe, observing her every move. And his growing bond with Anna, Zoe’s young daughter, feels all wrong.
So when his mother's body is found and the police start looking for the murderer, Zoe realizes something terrible…
This was an intense game of cat and mouse! Zoe is adjusting to a new life when the son of her husband turns up one night. She welcomes him into the family, and all seems rosy…until it’s not!
As ever with a book by Shiner, you can’t put it down! Well, struggle too! I managed to read it in the car on my travels, intrigued to see where and how dark her mind would go! Cleverly done with alternating chapters, and a lot of misdirection, leading to a chilling epilogue!
Ethan grated on me, and was very much an absent father, happy for Zoe to take the lead on everything and condensing her when he could!!! I loved Anna! I mean you can’t help but not! Micah, well you can make your own decision about him! And my namesake, well of course I rooted for her.
I am mesmerised by Emily! She is power-housing her way through the writing. I have another 2 books to read of hers! The best thing, well the writing is always engaging, the story is fresh and there is no repetitiveness. The stories just keep my attention and play on your mind completely! But this is every time!!!!
Amazing!
Until the next time xxx
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