It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air.
Three and a half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families… one by one.
Some things will hurt more than you ever thought possible. They say that painful things will make you stronger and you’ll get past them. But it’s not like that. You just have to decide whether to find beauty in the sting.
All except for Ivy – the granddaughter of homicide detective Kate Wakeland. The other four children say Ivy is dead.
Speculation grows that the kidnappings were revenge for an offender that Detective Wakeland put in jail years before.
She engages in a battle of wits between herself, the kidnapper and the cold, vast expanse of mountains in between.
ANNI TAYLOR lives on The Central Coast, north of Sydney, Australia, with her partner and four boys. Her thriller novels include The Game You Played, The Six, Stranger in the Woods, Poison Orchids and One Last Child. Previously, she was a Features’ Writer and Community Manager for Fairfax Media, Australia.
She also writes young adult fiction under the name, ANYA ALLYN.
WEBSITE: annitaylor.me
This was one of the most amazing books I have read this year and I can’t wait for more in the series to be released.
Kate is a very hard-working detective who gets some great results and the story is mostly told through her perspective. Though generally, she works on murders and rapes she is keen to work on the disappearance of five three-year-olds from their nursery school picnic. The main reason being her little granddaughter, Ivy is one of the disappeared children.
This is a harrowing story where five small children just vanish without trace aside from a single button for a cardigan. The psychological strain of all the families involved is clear to see but none so much as the strain it puts on Kate and her family, most notably her young daughter, Abby’s, struggles.
Three and a half years later, one by one, the five children are returned to their families…all aside from Ivy, who the other children say is dead.
There are some great twists and turns in this and the outcome is not what you might have expected. It kept my attention well and I couldn’t put it down as I was so desperate to find out what happened. A highly recommended read!
Thank you to Net Galley, the Publisher and the Author for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
| Title | One Last Child |
| Author | Anni Taylor |
| Series | Tallman’s Valley Detectives Book 1 |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 436 Pages |
| Genre | Mysteries & Thrillers |
| Publisher | Bookish Coast |
| Release Date | 15th January 2020 |
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