Fiona Barton

The New York Times bestselling author of The Widow returns with a brand new novel of twisting psychological suspense about every parent's worst nightmare... When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What were the girls up to before they disappeared? Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth--and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, whom she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. As the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think...

The Suspect

Praise for The Suspect "The exceedingly twisty tale...will test Kate, and her painfully conflicting loyalties, to the limit. Barton's many fans will be rewarded."--Publishers Weekly The New York Times bestselling author of The Widow returns with a brand new novel of twisting psychological suspense about every parent's worst nightmare... When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What were the girls up to before they disappeared? Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth--and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, whom she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. As the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think...

Patricia Nelson

This is a well-done story that kept me guessing until the end. There were some twists and turns that I saw coming that were satisfying, and some that completely caught me by surprise! I liked it, and didn't realize until close to the end that this was the same author that I read a few years back and enjoyed what was the first book in this series! 
This story hit me with all of the "Mom" feels - worrying about your children, even as they grow older, praying they don't find themselves in dangerous situations they can't walk away from, all of it. It is a quick read and even though I'm quite tired of the current trend to have a story jump back and forth in time, this author does a great job with it so that the reader doesn't feel whiplash. The story flowed nicely. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a quick read with characters that are well developed and somewhat relatable.

Naomi Olojo

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           This book was a very hard read. I think it may partly be due to me having not read any books by this author for this series but as a stand-alone it didn’t deliver. For a self proclaimed “thriller” there was really nothing exciting from it. It was easy to tell from early on who killed the girls, making the action extremely boring.

The new must-read thriller from the author of Sunday Times bestseller, THE WIDOW, and the Richard & Judy No. 1 bestseller, THE CHILD.'Fiona Barton is perceptive, empatheticand a talented writer' Daily Express*********'The police belonged to another world - the world they saw on the television or in the papers. Not theirs.?When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight- desperate, bereft and frantic with worry. Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can?t help but think of her own son, who she hasn?t seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. This time it?s personal.And as the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think . . . *********Praise for Fiona Barton-'Clever and compelling'Clare Mackintosh, author of LET ME LIE'An engrossing, irresistible story' Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR'A grippingbook you won't be able to put down' Sun'Engrossing. Suspenseful'Stephen King'A skilful, tautly writtenthriller' Red

Elena Enns

I really liked the idea behind this story and the different story lines throughout, but I’m not a fan of the writing. I think that going between the different point of views takes away from the story, and that maybe staying on just one or two would have benefited the narrative

Megan Leprich

Holy moly this was such a good book. I have loved Fiona Barton since her first book The Widow and I'm so glad she has continued on with her Kate Waters character throughout her book. This was a great mystery, thriller, suspense all wrapped into one and I enjoyed it so much.

This story follows reporter Kate Waters as she follows a story about two girls that have gone missing in Thailand. Kate herself hasn't heard from her oldest son in awhile since he left university to travel around so she feels the story touches close to her heart and wants to dig deeper. After speaking with both the girls mothers and the local police, a fire breaks out where the girls were staying and two bodies are found. Just when Kate thinks the story can't get any crazier she finds out her son Jake that she has not seen or spoken to in awhile may be involved also. 

I loved how this story would have chapters from the two girls points of view before they went missing. You got to hear the back story from them firsthand instead of just hearing about it from the other characters. It really bumped up the suspense of this novel and made it that much better. I love Kate Waters character as I have for Fiona Barton's two previous books and I love how she was personally affected by this, not just writing a story about two girls going missing. This novel had so much suspense and I never got bored of reading it. I finished this book in less than two days and now I'm sad that it's over and can't wait to see what the author has coming out next.

The New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of The Widow and The Child returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. When two British teenage girls go missing in Bangkok following a hostel fire, journalist Kate Waters is sent to follow the story. Despite the circumstance, she's thrilled to go, as her estranged son, Jake, is volunteering at a conservancy project a few hours away, and she is desperate for a reunion. When she arrives she's just one of the dozens of journalists vying for interviews with grieving families, but to her shock, the main suspect in the investigation is Jake. Suddenly Kate finds herself struggling to protect her son from the press and the police while trying to figure out if she can even trust him. More determined than ever to find the truth, Kate dives deeper into her exploration of the fire and the missing girls. It's the most personal investigation she's ever worked--but how can she maintain clarity and objectivity when the story is her own flesh and blood?

The Suspect

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