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If anything, it ends abruptly and was a little on the short side in terms of resolution, but all in all, a satisfying read and a terrific way to finish a weekend of reading. A woman races against time to find her son in this tense and twisty thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman. Set during the pandemic as Melbourne faced lockdown after lockdown, this tension filled tale will have you flipping pages at breakneck speed to get to the bottom of this compulsive crime mystery.

There’s no real shocks or surprises here and the length of the book is 282 pages, the story is only 189 pages and the rest is packed with a preview of next years release.Also - is it just me or is it too soon to be writing books revolving entirely around the covid pandemic? But this is another great read from Pomare and the sneak peek at his next book (included in the paperback copy) will whet your appetite for his 2024 release. However, I felt it ended too quickly and wrapped up sharply, leaving me feeling a bit short -changed. Pomare depicts this precarious, uncertain and trying time well, reminding us of the restrictions that were placed on us just a few short years ago.

Being such a short length (only 189 pages) means that the tension ramped up quite quickly and had me racing through the pages. Pomare throws out a few red herrings to mislead you along the way, making the big reveal all the more shocking. The realistic setting, which allows us to take a short stroll back in time to Melbourne’s trying lockdown period, pulled me into Pomare’s narrative bubble. There are lots of different twists in this mystery, thriller, my mind had all different thoughts trying to sort out what was happening, and the ending was not what I expected at all, a short story that I did in one sitting, it is fast paced and has lots happening in, characters that add to the story.I thought I was only halfway through the main book, but it was actually near the end and I just thought ‘is that it?

Lou is out of her mind with worry, but she can’t go to the police, because she has secrets of her own. I found the protagonist needy, overbearing and in general unlikeable which might be a ick for some readers, but I don't mind especially if they're interesting and it's a bonus when it all makes so much sense at the end. P. Pomare is quickly becoming one of Australia's biggest literary exports' The GuardianMother's intuition or a deadly guilty conscience? I reckon a lot of people will pass this one over due to the lockdown emphasis and they are gonna miss out on a short and fast listen.I know we are still in the midst of the pandemic – as someone who only got it for the first time a month ago – but it was a bit surreal. Overall: highly recommend this thriller, especially if you are looking for something quick to get stuck into. divorced mother Lou is waiting on her eighteen year old son Samuel to arrive before the curfew hits otherwise they must stay for the next four weeks where they are, when he doesn’t arrive home and she cannot contact him Lou pushes the panic buttons, does she have a reason to?