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One moment my beautiful daughter, her face flushed from the sun, her curls still wet from splashing in the ocean, was waiting in line for a strawberry ice cream, the next she was gone… As I sit in her dimly lit bedroom, surrounded by flickering candles, I feel the crushing weight of my daughter’s absence. It's been two years since Layla was murdered. The police have searched tirelessly for her killer, but they've found nothing – it's like whoever did it vanished into thin air. My once-perfect marriage is falling apart, we can hardly look at each other anymore. Our ten-year-old son Gale is struggling. He’s changed since she died. He’s more secretive and also… I can’t quite put my finger on it. They were so close, is this Gale coming to terms with her death? Still, unease creeps over me as I watch him. He just stares past me at something I can’t see. Then one day, as I butter his toast for breakfast, my son tells me something that stops me in my tracks. "I know who killed Layla.” I can barely get the words out to ask how. Looking at me with his serious little boy expression, he puts a hand on my arm. “She told me.” The only book you need to read this year. From the #1 bestselling author, this is a gripping, emotional, heartbreaking novel full of twists and turns, and an ending you’ll never see coming… What readers say about Gregg Dunnett: “The writing is stunning… An exceptional story. A must read.” Online reviewer, 5 stars “I couldn’t put it down… I loved it so much.” Online reviewer, 5 stars “Pretty darn thrilling… I read a lot of books, perhaps two a week. And this is my favorite book in a long, long time! Read it!” Online reviewer, 5 stars “This story kept you on your toes until the end. Lots of twist and turns. Never expected that ending. Loved the main character!” Online reviewer, 5 stars “Hard to put down… There are so many twists and turns… If you want to read one of the best psychological thrillers out there, you need to get a copy right away.” Online reviewer, 5 stars “As good as everyone said it was! Gregg Dunnett has a real talent for keeping you guessing and providing shocking twists at the end.” Online reviewer, 5 stars “I thought I had it figured out, but boy was I wrong! I stayed up way too long to finish it! I totally recommend reading this book!” Online reviewer, 5 stars
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I am so mad at you guys for gatekeeping this book! Why is nobody talking about this? Why is there no hype? This book is so fucking good. I'm not even going to give a proper review because I want you to go into it. Totally blind and love it as much as I did. READ IT.
Edit: I posted this in two Thriller Reader Facebook groups and the posts kind of blew up. So if you're here because you saw me recommend that, HI!
Chilling Thriller With A Unique Take On Ghosts. Straight up, know that this book is about a child murder - if you can't handle that, this isn't the book for you. For those of you still here, Dunnett does a solid job of showing the aftereffects of an unsolved child murder on the family the child leaves behind, before transitioning into a cat and mouse game to try to stop the killer before he strikes again. These elements of the story are well done, but have been done time and time and time again... and again and again and again. To the point that there is an entire genre of these types of tales, and this tale is on par with its genre mates - if you like the genre, you're probably going to like this one, and vice versa.
What sets this book apart, really, is its take oh ghosts - how they present, what abilities they have, what they know, etc. And here, Dunnett really does a remarkable job of showing how his particular brand of ghosts could work within the overall story being told here. Overall a truly entertaining book with an intriguing take on ghosts. Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.
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