Gripping the phone, my hands tremble with fear. I look at my son and wonder how my darling blue-eyed boy could have done this. But as my eyes focus down on the body, I know what I must do. I know it will destroy our lives forever. 'Hello? I need help. It’s my child. He’s killed someone.'
As my son looks at me, his eyes pleading for help, all I can think in that moment is that I will do whatever it takes to protect him. A young girl’s lifeless body lies on the ground and my heart breaks when I realise I’m already too late to save her.
Our family will never be the same again.
I know I should call for help. But looking towards the phone table I see an old picture of the children playing in the garden. Our children and hers. We used to be so close, I thought our families would be together for a lifetime. But in a moment of rage, the life I imagined has been snatched away.
But if I’m honest, I’ve been kidding myself about how perfect our lives were.
I’m a mother. I should be able to keep my children safe. But what I see in front of me cannot be denied. No one else is here. My son’s guilty.
How far will I go to protect him?
A completely gripping and pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will have you turning the pages late into the night. Perfect for fans of The Wife Between Us, The Girl on the Train and anything by Shari Lapena.
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MY THOUGHTS:
When a mother looks into the eyes of their child, no matter how old, they realize that that child is expecting their trust. In this book with several characters having their own POV‘s, we soon learn that Freya has been killed and Toby has been charged with her murder.
After a devastating phone call to his mother, all evidence points to Toby as the killer, but the two families were closer than close and had been for years. How could one Toby have killed Freya? Meanwhile, Alice, Toby’s twin sister, is certain that her brother could not have killed Freya. She will go to any lengths to prove that her brother did not commit this heinous crime.
Both of these families seem to have had good live, good homes and good families. They have been neighbors forever. But now, rocked by a murder of one of their teens, their strong friendship rapidly deteriorates.
Victoria Jenkins once again dazzles readers with a stellar read. From the very first page, the palpable tension, woven with family loyalties, secrets, and lies, creates an engaging and captivating narrative that keeps readers spellbound until the very end.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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