BOOK DESCRIPTION
When you look in an empty pool, you don’t usually expect to see a body at the bottom but in a a small town in eastern Pennsylvania called Pikesville one summer, that is exactly what happens. Pikesville is quaint community that is faced with the disappearance of a local teenager Jenna Hayes and the town is turned upside down. When Jenna is found brutally murdered at the bottom of the town’s abandoned pool, the town is devastated, but to Sarah Moore, Jenna was just a girl whose name she heard around sometimes, in some circles. What does this have to do with her? She is dealing with her own issues, anyway. But when Sarah’s sister, Chloe, goes missing, Sarah must uncover a murderer before he gets to her, too, or before it's too late.
Sarah,the main character and narrator of this enthralling thriller was a complex character who suffered from various issues, the main one being anorexia. This caused her to be judgemental of other people and her actions to come across as repetitive at times. But that's one of the problems with addictive behaviour, to people who don't suffer from or understand the affliction,the sufferer's behaviour could come across as repetitive. I don't believe in passing judgement on characters who suffer from mental health issues because they have no control over their actions and compulsions but I did admire her determination to find her missing sister Chloe who also suffered from her own personal issue. Once the sister's obnoxious mother was introduced into the story, it wasn't very difficult to figure out why Susan and Chloe had issues and I can't say that I liked her or their gruff, short tempered uncle either. But where was Chloe? Had she ran away from her needy sister? Was she dead or alive? And who had murdered the girls in the park? There was a number of suspects for who the killer was and at one point I was feeling pretty smug because I thought I had figured who it was but I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that I was wrong.
This is a gripping, page turner that keeps the reader guessing, the plot covered some realistic issues which the author has written with care and sensitivity and the characters were well rounded and believable. I really enjoyed this thriller and would happily read more of this author's books in the future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ashley Laino has currently resides in Bangor, Pennsylvania with her husband and two adorable cats. Her other works include the psychological thriller “Forgotten Toys.” When she is not writing, she enjoys running, reading, and watching weird documentaries on Netflix.
Twitter @MSLAshley12
PUBLICATION DATE 16th September 2019
Paperback : 297 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1693850073
ISBN-10 : 1693850079
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Toys-Ashley-Laino/dp/1693850079
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