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In the Dark by Cara Hunter
4.0

Full review can be seen on my March Reading List & Reviews post

A woman and child are found locked in a basement, barely alive, and unidentifiable. No missing persons reports that match their profile, and the confused, elderly man who owns the house claims he has never seen them before. But Detective Inspector Adam Fawley knows nothing is impossible. And no one is as innocent as they seem. As the police grow desperate for a lead, Fawley stumbles across a breakthrough, a link to a case he worked years before about another young woman and child gone missing, never solved. When he realizes the missing woman’s house is directly adjacent to the house in this case, he thinks he might have found the connection that could bring justice for both women. But there’s something not quite right about the little boy from the basement, and the truth will send shockwaves through the force that Fawley never could have anticipated.

review: I read my first Cara Hunter book last year and really enjoyed it, so I immediately downloaded this one. This book was unsettling from the start and I kept trying to piece together the different cases to no avail. At times I found the book to be a bit slow or confusing, but overall enjoyed it especially as everything came together. rating: 3 out of 5 ⭐️