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erindecker's review
4.0
A Lost Child by Michelle Cox is the 5th in her Henrietta and Clive mystery novels, yet works perfectly as a stand alone story. This fun mystery novel will have you turning the pages to see what happens next. Clive and Henrietta are a fun loving couple in Chicago during the great depression, although well off so this story has more of a glamourous feel to it. The story of Rose and Billy which is interwoven throughout the plot gives this story a little more grit than just glamour. This novel touches on domestic/familiar abuse, miscarriages, mental health, seances, loss, and more.
Throughout the mysteries in this novel, a sad and scary psych hospital is brought to the attention of Henrietta and Clive. I found these parts of this novel hard to read because of my current situation with my own husband’s mental health battle, but this did shine a light onto early 20th century mental health care and how little was understood, which lead to mass mistreatment of many people who suffered from mental afflictions.
I absolutely enjoyed this mystery novel even when mysteries are rarely my favorite. I ended up giving this one a solid 4 stars and would recommend to anyone who enjoys a good mystery or historical fiction novel.
Throughout the mysteries in this novel, a sad and scary psych hospital is brought to the attention of Henrietta and Clive. I found these parts of this novel hard to read because of my current situation with my own husband’s mental health battle, but this did shine a light onto early 20th century mental health care and how little was understood, which lead to mass mistreatment of many people who suffered from mental afflictions.
I absolutely enjoyed this mystery novel even when mysteries are rarely my favorite. I ended up giving this one a solid 4 stars and would recommend to anyone who enjoys a good mystery or historical fiction novel.
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