Daughter
★★★☆
I picked this book up purely because i saw Tess Gerritsen gave it high acclaim. It takes a good thriller to really grab me and keep me on the edge of my seat - and this novel is not your typical thriller.
It peels back slowly and subtlety. Jane is a successful family doctor with a life one can only dream of, house, husband, kids. But her entire life comes crashing down around her in one swift night - and the story that unravels around her pulls you in.
This novel explores the notion of what lies beneath the surface, the happy family that live very different lives once you scratch the surface.
Jane's youngest child goes missing and whilst every worst case-scenario is explored its the side stories which pull you into the novel! You very quickly begin to suspect that nothing is as it first appears, and that sometimes the people we love the most are the people we hardly know.
Well written and easy to read. Especially for a first novel. Based in England the writers gives you a real sense of being immersed in the environment and the characters lives. You want to know more, you want the pieces to come together.
It took a while to get in to the 'guts' of this one - but once your there there is no turning back. I found myself getting really frustrated with some of the characters, their sense of self entitlement and lack of insight almost debilitating.
Do yourself a favour and pick it up.
