Three-year-old Millie Everleigh disappears on a crisp winter's day, and nothing is as it seems...
It's the phone call every mother dreads.
I'm climbing into the car after a trip to the grocery store. As the engine starts, my phone rings. It's my stepdaughter,
Shelby
, who is babysitting my three-year-old little girl
Millie
.
'I only went upstairs for a second, ' she says through her sobs. 'She's gone.'
I race home to find my blue-eyed baby girl missing, and my heart ripped out of my chest.
When the police turn up, Shelby's story starts to unravel. What is she hiding?
Then I get a message saying, 'Your husband is not who you think he is.' Could he be lying?
Suddenly, my family feel like strangers. Everyone has a secret - even me.
No one knows why I was late coming back from the shop, and the guilt I've been feeling ever since...
Once the truth comes out, all of our lies exposed, will it be too late to save my precious child?
A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about family secrets, shocking pasts and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive. You'll lose sleep as you race through the pages until the final gasp-worthy twist! Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty and
The Wife Between Us
Readers love
The Stepchild
:
'
Omg
,
wow
...
Just wow
. There are
not enough superlatives in the English dictionary to express how much I loved this incredible thriller
. I was
hooked
into the story from the
first page
and found myself
so captivated
that I was
compelled to read the whole book in one sitting
. The author takes the reader on a
rollercoaster ride with multiple twists and turns
that culminates with a
nail-biting
, seriously chilling epilogue. The story caused me to experience a wide range of conflicting emotions and
even caused me to experience a lump in my throat
If I could, I would award
far more than five stars
Very very highly recommended
by little old me.'
Nicki's Life of Crime
, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Amazing
amazing
is
brilliantly written
. There is
every kind of emotion that a person could feel
within the plot... I
adore
Nicole Trope.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Had me HOOKED from page one
Seriously
. It dives right in and
absolutely unputdownable
... Everyone has secrets and no one is spilling... It's
twisty-turny
and
full of holy shiiiii moments
... The story flows
fast and furious
. There's no downtime in this one,
each page
more gripping than the last
You'll definitely want to clear your schedule, because you'll be finishing this in one sitting
. Off to add all of Nicole Trope's books to my TBR.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐