The Day I Disappeared by Brandi Reeds

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ebook, 253 pages
Expected publication: August 25th 2020 by Lake Union Publishing
About the Book:
Three months after four-year-old Holly Gebhardt was kidnapped, she was inexplicably returned to the same park from which she’d vanished…with no memory of the ordeal. Though a local handyman was convicted, suspicion also fell on his friend—Holly’s mother, Cecily. The troubling doubts about her involvement shattered the family, forever driving a wedge between mother and daughter. Twenty years later, another girl goes missing under eerily similar circumstances. It’s just the latest in a series of kidnappings that Detective Jason Guidry thinks Holly can help solve. Though Holly has tried to move on with her life, a young girl’s life hangs in the balance. All she has to do is try to remember. With her memory still mostly blank, Holly is missing vital pieces of the puzzle, and she believes her mother can put them in place. In desperation and fear, Holly and her mother come together again. But in a chilling rush toward the past, Cecily still has secrets she’s yet to share with her daughter. Should she dare to breathe a word, she could lose Holly all over again.

Brandi Reeds has done an excellent job of creating characters that are compelling and very fully realized. Her plotting and sub plotting make the book flow and I was riveted to the pages as I just had to find out what was going to happen next. She does have some very clever twists and is an author who knows how to entertain a reader.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good thriller, police procedural, drama or just plain fun reading. The writing was solid, the ending was surprising and the story was very gripping. Looking forward to reading more from this author and that is the best compliment I can give.

Thank you NetGalley, Brandi Reeds and Lake Union Publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.

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