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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
This book just goes to show that even those who think they have it all aren’t immune to losing it too.
A perfect marriage, three happy well rounded children, a thriving family shooting business and a beautiful house on the moors. Annie feels completely blessed, her friend Julia is married to her brother in law after the loss of his first wife and life is looking good…..
So when Annie and David’s sixteen year old daughter Sienna is arrested for being involved in a shop theft, and her DNA is taken, their whole world comes crashing down. For not only is their daughter in trouble but her DNA has been linked to a twenty year old murder case of a local teenage girl. Familial DNA means it could be David, his brother Henry or father Dickie. With David being placed under arrest Annie starts to investigate, the deeper she digs the more she questions those she loves.
I liked Annie from the very start with her silly reindeer hat and sense of fun. The rest I tried to withhold judgement on, knowing that at least one of them could be guilty of murder. It didn’t help that as soon as the police discovered the familial DNA they all changed personality and started to turn on each other. The men especially became rather unlikeable.
This started off slowly introducing you to all the members of the family and their lifestyle. All living near to each other they are as close as they can get. Both in distance, work and in the love they feel for each other. Regularly helping out with ad hoc childcare and providing “cocktail me up” time I was tensely waiting for it all to implode.
As soon as the DNA element and the crime came to the fore I was hooked. The pace ramped up and the questions were piling up. What happened during the lost hours? Which relative committed the murder? What will happen to their marriages? If David is innocent how will he feel knowing Annie questioned him?
Susan Lewis took a happy family and dropped a nuclear bomb on them. It was a pleasure to watch the fallout and pick through the ruins.
A perfect marriage, three happy well rounded children, a thriving family shooting business and a beautiful house on the moors. Annie feels completely blessed, her friend Julia is married to her brother in law after the loss of his first wife and life is looking good…..
So when Annie and David’s sixteen year old daughter Sienna is arrested for being involved in a shop theft, and her DNA is taken, their whole world comes crashing down. For not only is their daughter in trouble but her DNA has been linked to a twenty year old murder case of a local teenage girl. Familial DNA means it could be David, his brother Henry or father Dickie. With David being placed under arrest Annie starts to investigate, the deeper she digs the more she questions those she loves.
I liked Annie from the very start with her silly reindeer hat and sense of fun. The rest I tried to withhold judgement on, knowing that at least one of them could be guilty of murder. It didn’t help that as soon as the police discovered the familial DNA they all changed personality and started to turn on each other. The men especially became rather unlikeable.
This started off slowly introducing you to all the members of the family and their lifestyle. All living near to each other they are as close as they can get. Both in distance, work and in the love they feel for each other. Regularly helping out with ad hoc childcare and providing “cocktail me up” time I was tensely waiting for it all to implode.
As soon as the DNA element and the crime came to the fore I was hooked. The pace ramped up and the questions were piling up. What happened during the lost hours? Which relative committed the murder? What will happen to their marriages? If David is innocent how will he feel knowing Annie questioned him?
Susan Lewis took a happy family and dropped a nuclear bomb on them. It was a pleasure to watch the fallout and pick through the ruins.
The book begins with a murder.
The drama, palpable from the get go.
Karen Lomax, who is teenage girl, went missing and has now been found murdered. The police have their suspicions but struggle to find the evidence needed to convict anyone for the crime.
Fast forward a twenty years and we are introduced to the Crayce's and their extended family. All seem normal, like the perfect family really. That is until Annie and David's daughter Sienna makes an unfortunate mistake of bowing to peer pressure and getting herself in trouble with the law.
The police take her DNA and she hopes that is as far as it goes as no further charges are made. But sadly for her, the DNA is the start of the re-opening of Karen Lomax's case when a familiar DNA matches the one that was found in her underwear when her body was discovered.
That means that the murderer could be Sienna's dad (David), her Uncle Henry or her Grandad Dickie (Henry and David's dad).
As things start to crumble around this once tight knit family, more than one secret is revealed.
I was invested from start to finish. And just when I thought I had it all worked it, everything changed. All I can say is that it is surprising/shocking just how far people will go to get the lives they've always dreamed of.
The Lost Hours is a brilliantly in-depth crime novel that is devastatingly dark and gritty. Showing that one small mistake can have disastrous knock on effects.
Once you start this book, you will not want to put it down.
The drama, palpable from the get go.
Karen Lomax, who is teenage girl, went missing and has now been found murdered. The police have their suspicions but struggle to find the evidence needed to convict anyone for the crime.
Fast forward a twenty years and we are introduced to the Crayce's and their extended family. All seem normal, like the perfect family really. That is until Annie and David's daughter Sienna makes an unfortunate mistake of bowing to peer pressure and getting herself in trouble with the law.
The police take her DNA and she hopes that is as far as it goes as no further charges are made. But sadly for her, the DNA is the start of the re-opening of Karen Lomax's case when a familiar DNA matches the one that was found in her underwear when her body was discovered.
That means that the murderer could be Sienna's dad (David), her Uncle Henry or her Grandad Dickie (Henry and David's dad).
As things start to crumble around this once tight knit family, more than one secret is revealed.
I was invested from start to finish. And just when I thought I had it all worked it, everything changed. All I can say is that it is surprising/shocking just how far people will go to get the lives they've always dreamed of.
The Lost Hours is a brilliantly in-depth crime novel that is devastatingly dark and gritty. Showing that one small mistake can have disastrous knock on effects.
Once you start this book, you will not want to put it down.
Another brilliant read from Susan Lewis! Just when you think you know happened a twist out of no where. Slow start to the story but loved it!
Annie and David Crayce have everything they could possibly want. A perfect family, a perfect marriage and a perfect family business…until it all comes crashing down. A crime that happened 20 years ago threatens all they know and it’s up to Annie to solve the lost hours that could make or break the case.
I enjoyed reading this but it was a slow start. The chapters were long and the first few chapters detailed their perfect family life. There were also a lot of characters introduced in a short amount of time so I struggled to remember them all. However, once the plot picked up and there was a mix of short and long chapters, I found myself more invested. I enjoyed reading how the family dynamic had changed with the announcement of a murder charge and how everything can unravel so quickly.
I think, after reading this, I need to take a break from psychological thrillers because they’re not gripping me like they usually would. Reading too many of the same or similar genre seems to be putting me in a slump and I want to try and avoid that, if possible.
I enjoyed reading this but it was a slow start. The chapters were long and the first few chapters detailed their perfect family life. There were also a lot of characters introduced in a short amount of time so I struggled to remember them all. However, once the plot picked up and there was a mix of short and long chapters, I found myself more invested. I enjoyed reading how the family dynamic had changed with the announcement of a murder charge and how everything can unravel so quickly.
I think, after reading this, I need to take a break from psychological thrillers because they’re not gripping me like they usually would. Reading too many of the same or similar genre seems to be putting me in a slump and I want to try and avoid that, if possible.
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Intresting storyline, slow to begin with and then sped up towards the end. An enjoyable read but I dont feel satisfied for finishing it
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