Isabella Drake is a struggling and grieving mother, suffering from insomnia after her son Mason has been kidnapped a year ago. She never gets a restful night’s sleep, keeping herself alert to be ready when her son will be back. She is determined to find him and bring him back home even though she slowly loses the thin line between reality and delusions which force her to take trip down memory lane to face the most tragic event of her childhood. Her son is not the only person she lost.
Her husband Ben has already lost hope and moved on with his life six months ago. He is now dating a new woman who is younger version of Isabella. The detective who are working her sons case, act like she is the one who is responsible with her son’s kidnapping.
Isabella keeps joining True Crime conventions as guest speaker to raise awareness and bring attention to her son’s case. Waylon Spencer: a famous podcaster who already solved a cold case about missing child approaches her: He wants an interview, and team up with Isabella to find out more about Mason’s case.
But as she learns more about her case by watching the security videos they recorded before the incident; she realizes there’s something more sinister about their lives. Now she will have to bringing out the secrets she’s buried.
Be prepared to stay up all night reading, especially since each chapters ending pleads for you to read the next to find what happens next. I loved the author’s debut novel: “A flicker in the dark” but her newest book exceed all my expectations and I loved this one too! I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.