A missing toddler, a mother who hasn't slept in nearly a year, a suspicious husband, his new girlfriend, and a true crime podcaster, etc., all combine into a swirl of a story. It is written in a style that makes it seem as if the author, herself, never slept while writing the story. It was a quick read and I would like to give her first book "A Flicker in the Dark" a read.

A book gifted to me by a friend--we often exchange books. This is a title deep into Ms. Spencer's Chief Inspector Woodend Mystery series but still very readable even while mentioning happenings in other books in the series. I liked the writing and the characters enough that I am going back and starting at the beginning. Ms. Spencer seems to be a hidden gem and I look forward to a lot of very well spent reading time.