Critics liken this to Gone Girl. It is a thriller, but, I don't think it has the same vibes as Gone Girl. That book/then into movie story was so vindictive. This book led you to the killer as the story unraveled there was more than 1 deceitful person, but it was somewhat easy to see the ending before you got there. Otherwise, a great story that kept my interest the entire time. ( )

Kate and Michael live in a small village, they are very well known and liked, that is until a young woman called Suzy disappears and Michael is getting the blame.
Tragedy strikes when Michael is killed in an accident, now it’s up to his wife Kate to find out what really happened to Suzy and to find out if her husband had anything to do with it.
I have read all but one of K L Slater’s books so it was inevitable I would request this as soon as I saw it, she has a way of writing that keeps you gripped to the very end. The Widow was another great book.
The plot was brilliant, a few red herrings chucked in there which had me suspecting them only to be proven wrong, but I did suspect that one character wasn’t to be trusted and my gut was right about them.
Kate was a likeable character and everything and everyone was well described so I had a vivid picture of the whole village, homes and the people in it.
Another fantastic book that I would recommend!
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This is the second book I have read by K.L. Slater. The plot was intriguing and it was a fast, “I don’t want to put it down” read. The author portrayed a good sense of small village living and her descriptions evocative: I could feel the cold and the rain! Twists and turns and vibrant characters. ( )

What a nightmare to be trapped in. A lot of characters, places, and times, so it can confuse and I had to backtrack a few times (probably because I was doing an audio and fell asleep). Narration handled really well. Recommend this book. Only downside, loss of a good father and the trauma his family is put through before the guilty party is identified, but again the final resolve is not who you expect.

My husband was not a monster. No matter what they say....

The day my husband, Michael, stepped in front of a lorry after being questioned by the police, my world fell apart. He was devoted to me and our six-year-old daughter. But they’d connected him to the disappearance of a young mother from our tiny village.

Now I stand at Michael’s funeral, clutching my little girl’s hand, with tears in my eyes as I insist to all our friends that he died an innocent man. Yet the questions have started, and nothing I say will stop them digging for the truth.

But none of them can read the secrets in my heart, or know about the phone I found hidden in his toolbox....

I’m determined that my daughter will not remember her father as a monster. I will erase any hint of wrongdoing in this house whatever the cost.

Because to keep my daughter safe, the last thing I need is for people to start looking at me....

A completely gripping psychological thriller ( )