The only reason they have to suspect her is from an incident a few years ago that never led to charges being pressed at all. The fact that she’s suspected from the get-go feels like a fake drama build. Really crazy – kidnapping a child from a town three hours away…and then calling the police to report it.

What promised to be a thrilling psychological thriller read unfortunately turned in to a predictable trek through well-worn territory – a woman reeling from the loss of her child, left by her husband when she’s unable to move on, suspected of doing something crazy. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review. Tessa tries to juggle the guilty verdict piled upon her by the press, the realization that she and her ex-husband will never reconcile, and finding out the truth about how exactly this young boy came to be in her house.

Tessa calls the police who return the young boy to his father, and then begin suspecting Tessa of kidnapping. He says he was brought there by an angel. Then the jaw dropping moment happened!.Synopsis: Still grieving the death of her son more than two years previous, the death of her daughter when she was born, and being left by her husband after her son’s death, Tessa returns home to find a young boy in her kitchen who insists on calling her mummy. ‘I thought I knew the direction this story was going go.

‘Once again, Boland has managed to blow my mind with all the twists and turns… an outstanding explosive read!’ Mello and June, 5 Stars unputdownable!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 Stars It is full of suspense and has more twists and turns than a fairground ride.’ Jackie Roche, UK Crime Book Club, 5 Stars ‘This is a brilliant psychological thriller. one of the most chilling reads of the year for me.’ Ajoobacats Blog, 5 Stars ‘The plot is gripping and once you've started reading, you have to keep on reading, you need to know how the story will end.’ Bits About Books, 5 Stars ‘If anyone can have me reading until 2am and finishing a book in less than 48hrs in the school holidays it’s this author… massive five stars from me.’ Sarah Mackins, UK Crime Book Club, 5 stars A great read that keeps you on your toes until the very last word.’ Stacey Harrell, Goodreads I am totally in shock and think I'll have a hangover from this book for a while. I'm usually never surprised by an ending, but this one blew me away. What readers are saying about Shalini Boland:

The secret mother by shalini boland