This is the story of five little girls who go missing in the same circumstances, within the space of a few years. There is a club that one of the mothers has formed: a kind of support group for those who are the only people who understand what the others are going through. It's a club nobody wants to be a part of.

Leanne Miller is the police Family Liaison Officer who is trying to find the killer. Along with a pushy journalist, called Sally Freehand, they move dangerously closer to the killer.

People who like psychological, grip-lit thrillers.

I liked the story. Although, I think it could have been more unpredictable, more exciting. The premise is a good one, though.

This story is told from the point of view of seven-plus people. Just as you figure out who the person is who is speaking, and their relevance to the story, you're thrust into another person's POV. There was no need to do this. Good writing could have made this book so much easier to get into.

Have a stiff drink.

Annoyed. I didn't like the style of writing very much, and all the different POVs was pointless and confusing.

Tammy Cohen. I haven't read anything else of hers, so I don't know if this is typical of her work.

It's interesting.

It's infuriating, and not brilliantly written.

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