Published by HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Every parent’s worst fear….
While attempting to abduct another child, Jonathan Egan-Walsh is arrested and charged with the murders of over a dozen boys. But there is one boy whose body was never recovered and Jonathan refuses to tell where Zachery Marshall’s body is buried.
For twenty-five years, Zachery’s mother, Diane, has not stopped looking for her son’s body. Unfortunately, Jonathon dies in prison, and she fears she may never know, until she receives a letter that Jonathan has left for her informing her that he never had contact with her son. That he was not responsible for him going missing and he had no idea where her child was.
Caroline Turner, the former DI investigating the case, agrees to help Diane. They are joined by Alex Frost, a true crime author. Will they be able to uncover the truth about what happened to Zachery? Will Diane be able to bring her son’s body home?
This book shows the emotional effects of losing a loved one in addition to what happens when you lose a loved one with no answers or body to bury. Diane can’t move on with her life. Not like her ex-husband has done. She will never stop looking for answers no matter how hard it is for her or how it affects her relationships.
This is a book that explores grief, evil, deception, secrets, loss, and love. Wood has created a sympathetic character in Diane. She can’t give up and she can’t move on. I was invested in learning the truth and did not see the reveal coming. I enjoy being shocked twice in this book by what was revealed.
Wood is known for his brilliant DCI Matilda Darke series and readers should be aware that this book is not a police procedural as that series is. This is more about the search for the truth, about a mother’s quest to find out what happened to her child, about secrets and about the truth.
Well written, gripping with a reveal that shocked me.
Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, One More Chapter and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.