Thursday, September 10, 2020

9.10.2020 - Dear Child

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

Many thanks to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and Romy Hausmann for the opportunity to read this amazing debut thriller - write this name down because I can only imagine what this author might have in store next!  5 glowing stars - you won't be able to put this book down or sleep until you finish it!

Lena, a 23-year-old, goes missing.  Fourteen years later with no clue about where she is, her father, Matthias, continues to be obsessed with finding her.  When he gets a call from his old police friend that a woman they believe is Lena has been involved in an accident and is in the hospital, Matthias and Karin race to see her.  But when they do, he insists that it's not Lena.  But Lena isn't alone - daughter Hannah has also been taken to the hospital.  And Hannah keeps giving clues about what their life was like in the cabin in the woods and about the brother they left behind.

This is a sharply written, twisty tale that will grip you from the beginning.  Everyone has secrets and the fear is palpable throughout the story.  What really happened in that cabin in the woods?  The story is told through the POVs of Lena, Hannah and Matthias.  I couldn't read this book fast enough - a stunning debut and a must read!

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