I was introduced to Fiona Barton a few years ago with her best-selling novel The Widow. That twisted, kind of creepy story stuck with me for quite a while so when I had the ability to review the next release, I was all for it.
Here are my thoughts on the next upcoming story by Fiona Barton, due out in January.
The Suspect by Fiona Barton
Publisher: Berkley (January 22, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-1101990513
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When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What were the girls up to before they disappeared?
Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth—and this time is no exception. But she can’t help but think of her own son, whom she hasn’t seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling.
As the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think…
The Suspect by Fiona Barton
The story is all about a parents worst nightmare. We want to raise strong independent children, but on the other hand, we want to protect them as much as possible as well.
Young people today love to travel the world. In fact, my son and his girlfriend took the time and did that. I was afraid for them every day.
The Suspect is a multi-part story. Kate, the reporter, is telling her story on one side, with her son traveling in Thailand, but yet not staying in contact as he should. She wonders why he doesn’t call and stays out of contact. Slowly the truth comes out.
The other part of the story is set of missing girls who are traveling in Thailand. They have failed to check in as they should have and they are listed as missing. Kate becomes a trustworthy contact for the parents and decides to find out the rest of the story.
What Fiona Barton creates is a winding twisted, story loaded with the underground secrets and truth about the underbelly and vulnerability people can have when traveling in Asia.
It’s like an onion and each page you turn removes yet another layer of what appears to be the truth. However, the truth is never what it seems.
Layer after layer and several twists later, the ugly truth starts to reveal itself. Is it what you expected?
We hear the story from the parents point of view, the reporter’s point of view, and also from many of the kids too. Drip Drip Drip… we get bits and pieces that add up to fear and misguided stories. Twists and turns that keep the stomach churning.
The author does a wonderful job of telling a story about a parents nightmare and keeping us well invested in the story. Even though this is a long book, the chapters just fly by.
Plenty of intrigue and highly detailed description of secrets, coverups, and what money can do regardless of the truth.
The Suspect is an eye opening story that will make you want to never have your kids travel or leave your sight again!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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