Detectives Rob Ryan and Cassie
Maddox are called to an archaeological site in a Dublin suburb to investigate
the murder of a young girl. The detectives are aware of the similarities
between this recent murder and the disappearance of two children from the woods
twenty years before. In fact, the
detectives have more information than anyone because they have access to the old
files and the few memories Rob Ryan, who went by the name of Adam twenty years
prior. Because Adam was the third child
who went in the woods that day and the only that came back out.
This is a wonderful mystery with a
horrifying twist. Fans of any type of
mystery, thriller or suspense novel will find something to like here. The characters are well developed, the
mystery is intriguing and the pacing is quick.
One warning though, if you want your ending all tied up with a bow, this
may not be the read for you. If you like
being left guessing, don’t skip this one.
I read a few reviews of her next
book, The Likeness, which said it was better than this one. I have a hard time believing that, so that
book is now on my to-be-read shelf.
