Missing by KL Slater
I’ve known him all my life. I know he has taken my daughter. His mother says she can help me. But she’s the last person I can trust…
Samuel lived next door when we were children. We were inseparable. But he didn’t like sharing me with my adored little brother. And one terrible night, he got rid of my brother forever…
Now, years later, he’s free. And my daughter is missing.
I turn on my baby girl’s unicorn nightlight and bury my face in her pillow, my heart breaking. I know Samuel has her – he blames me for ruining his life, and even after all this time, he still doesn’t like to share.
As darkness falls, there’s a knock at my door and I open it to see Samuel’s mother. She says she can help me.
I know I can’t trust her, but I don’t have a choice. With each step I take, my fear grows stronger. Can she help me find my daughter? Or does she know something about what really happened all those years ago? Something that could stop me from saving my baby girl…
My Review
I listened to this on Audible so it was very drawn out. I’m a fast reader and I can usually read a book like this in four or five hours, so I have to admit I got a bit frustrated. But it was worth it in the end.
About halfway through, there was a twist so unexpected that my interest suddenly skyrocketed. But again it took such a long time, that I started to slip again. I wished I could just grab the book and finish it. It’s not the author’s fault, I’m just not good at the whole audiobooks thing, but it’s handy when I’m out walking.
That wasn’t the only twist though. Just when you thought it was all cut and dried another one came along which shifted everything. And if that wasn’t enough, the final twist exploded the whole thing, though I did have an inkling about that one.
I really like the way the story unfolds from the point of view of the main characters. We hear from Josie in the first person, starting with the murder of her little brother Jimmy in 1993, her relationship with her mother when she was a child, her separation from husband Terry who has a gambling addiction up to today when seven-year-old daughter Ivy is abducted.
Chapters are devoted to Samuel Barber, Josie’s ex-neighbour who is obsessed with her, and is serving time for Jimmy’s murder. Then we have his mother Maggie, Terry, DI Helena Price who is leading the investigation into Ivy’s disappearance, plus childminder Fiona, and Sheena who works for Josie at the cafe.
A really enjoyable thriller, though I’d have enjoyed it more if I could have flown through it on my Kindle.
About the Author
Kim is the number one bestselling author of sixteen psychological crime thrillers. She has sold over two million copies of her books worldwide. She has also written four Carnegie-nominated Young Adult novels as Kim Slater for Macmillan Children’s Books. Kim has an MA in Creative Writing and lives with her husband in a small Nottinghamshire village.
Publishers: Bookouture, Sphere, Grand Central, Audible
Agent: Camilla Bolton at Darley Anderson
Author website: www.KLSlaterAuthor.com
Twitter: @KimLSlater
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