Six months ago Phoebe and Luke's two year old son, Tommy disappeared
from a Sydney playground. They were enjoying a family trip to the local
park and while Luke was buying icecreams, Phoebe stopped watching Tommy
play for just a few minutes and then he was gone. No amount of searching
or investigation by the police was able to find a trace. Six months on
Phoebe still hasn't given up hope that he'll be found. While Luke has
thrown himself into work at his busy real estate business, Phoebe drags
herself through each day alone at home, zoning out with sleeping tablets
at night and dreaming vividly of Tommy. And then the notes start
arriving, in the form of sinister sounding nursery rhymes.
The
story is told in the alternating voices of Phoebe and Luke. They are not
the normal, well adjusted couple that they first appear to be and there
are secrets and past events that impact on their current lives and
those of the friends and neighbours. The author gradually reveals the
complex layers to this novel, building up waves of tension until there
is a final crashing crescendo where all is revealed in a stunning,
unexpected conclusion.
This is a brilliant pyschological thriller
- the author's first novel for adults after writing a string of popular
YA horror stories. I highly recommend it to all lovers of thrillers.
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