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challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
When cardio thoracic surgeon, Anna’s, son is abducted, she must kill a patient on the operating table to get him back or he dies instead. Her neighbour has been murdered to make sure that she knows they’re serious.
Police Officer Rachel is assigned the neighbour’s murder case, but she can’t see beyond the missing child (who the parents haven’t reported as missing at all).
Nurse Margot suspects that Anna meant to harm the patient, but will anybody trust her now that she’s disgraced?
The premise of the book is great and it did start out as a page-turning thriller, however by about half way the characters seemed to be jumping from the sublime to the ridiculous, the plot was getting more convoluted and I still didn’t like any of them! Anna’s plucking was off putting and distracting, Rachel was shortsighted and repetitive and Margot was becoming a cliche for her rough upbringing.
All in all, it was a good thriller though, just don’t expect to like any of them by the end!
Police Officer Rachel is assigned the neighbour’s murder case, but she can’t see beyond the missing child (who the parents haven’t reported as missing at all).
Nurse Margot suspects that Anna meant to harm the patient, but will anybody trust her now that she’s disgraced?
The premise of the book is great and it did start out as a page-turning thriller, however by about half way the characters seemed to be jumping from the sublime to the ridiculous, the plot was getting more convoluted and I still didn’t like any of them! Anna’s plucking was off putting and distracting, Rachel was shortsighted and repetitive and Margot was becoming a cliche for her rough upbringing.
All in all, it was a good thriller though, just don’t expect to like any of them by the end!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
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