A grieving mother seeks help in finding the nanny who killed her youngest daughter and disappeared. The police investigation a year earlier had been unable to locate Karen Peterson, but Iris is determined to find the woman who killed three-year-old Sophie and pleads with Rob McIntyre to reopen the case.
McIntyre has his own demons and does not believe that he would do any better now in finding Karen Peterson that during the original investigation a year earlier. He agrees, reluctantly, to examine the case again, and the two discover a few more faint leads.
A number of too neat coincidences, but an entertaining mystery. I liked Thomas' The English Boys better, but Penhale Wood kept me engaged throughout.
Read in February; blog review scheduled for June 9, 2017.
NetGalley/Midnight Ink
Mystery/Suspense. July 8, 2017.
Love the cover and title on this one! I'm glad it didn't completely disappoint.
ReplyDeleteNo, it did not disappoint. I did like The English Boys better, but that is just a personal preference. :)
DeleteLike Lark, I really like the cover of this one. Too neat coincidences can sometimes really bring down a book. I am glad that wasn't the case for this one.
ReplyDeleteJulia Thomas has a talent for bringing the reader into the story. I liked it a lot and most mysteries are going to have some questionable coincidences. :)
DeleteI don't think I've read too many books by Midnight Ink but should look into this imprint. I like the sound of this one!
ReplyDeleteJulia Thomas is good. Her books have a psychological bent that works well with the plots!
DeleteThat cover is sure enticing! And yes, I like the sound of the story, too. :)
ReplyDeleteCovers are important, aren't they? I'm sure I've missed some good books because I didn't like the cover. Covers and titles catch my interest, then I just hope the book lives up to them!
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