A well written thriller. It would be a 5 star if not for the slow pace at the beginning of the book. I almost put it down for good. The story picks up about 1/3 of the way in and it's a roller coaster. Overall a well written, "who done it & what did they do?". Highly recommended for those who love to try to guess the plot early on. Abbott keeps the readers guessing with well written plot twists. ( )

The main question throughout the book is how far will a husband go to keep his wife? Maybe even more importantly, how far has he already gone? Olivia shouldn't have been asking WHO the man is she's married to, but WHAT he is. Is he a loving protective husband or is he a kidnapper or even a murderer and just where ARE his wife and kids? Although there were the unexpected twists and turns, I never felt that I was mired down in the story or that something was deliberately being left out. Some of the twists were easy to see coming, but even with the ones that weren't, you didn't feel like a red herring had been thrown into the mix at the last minute for a convenient out. I've read books by several authors that constantly do that. Thank you, Rachel Abbott, you didn't. ( )

This was a decent suspense novel that held my interest, and I like a twist at the end. But I think it could have been so much better if key plot points weren't given away immediately; and there was a big hole in logic that made the heroine's predicament hard to swallow. I also REALLY disliked the way the author so obviously set it up so that you should theoretically want to read the next novel to resolve unanswered questions from this one. ( )

Psycho, obsessive husband or crazy, psychotic wife? Who do you trust when both stories oppose each other - one supporting the husband taking the children and fleeing, leaving the wife in the dust. The other, with a very convincing story about a wife with mental problems who forgot about the weekend getaway planned with just the husband and the kids. Even after the husband returns with the kids and the seemingly sad and sorrowful expression towards his poor, forgetful wife, Chief Inspector Tom Douglas can't help but think something more is going on. His doubts are confirmed when later down the road, the wife and children go missing. Except for this time, no one returns and it seems as though the husband might be the crazy one. But is he? Suspicious evidence and witnesses seem to contradict both sides again, not surprisingly.

Great plot-twisting, psychological thriller with an ending that is almost expected, but not as you would think. Rachel Abbott masterfully created each character with conflicting personalities that worked so well together in order to create the perfect concoction of competing temperments. This book was somewhat predictable, but there were so many other small puzzles to solve that my interest was held throughout the entire book, and the ending was exceptional. ( )

A very good read. A story full of twists and turns and all at a fast pace. I still can't understand how Olivia reached the correct conclusion but anyway it was still an enjoyable book. ( )