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A little girl is missing from under her mother's nose. She'll be scared and vulnerable - if she's still alive. But no one is helping us search. No one wants to give us information. No one even seems surprised. What's going on?'Detective Bernadette Noel came to this quiet rural corner of south-west England from London to lie low after a high-profile prosecution led to death threats against her family. But she has barely settled in when the call comes. A woman's voice, shrill with terror and thick with tears: 'Help - it's my daughter, Molly - I only had my back turned for a minute... She's gone!'A child abduction is about as far from lying low as it gets, and her boss wants to assign a different detective. But there's no way Bernie's not taking the case - she can't miss this chance to prove herself.Five-year-old Molly Reynolds has been snatched from the playground in the village where she lives. Normally in cases like this the community is an asset - eager to help search and full of local knowledge. But although Molly's mother Jessica is in anguish, the other villagers don't seem to want to know.As details emerge, Bernie discovers a possible link to a shocking crime that has never been solved, and which the locals have never forgotten. But what exactly is the connection to Molly's abduction? Cracking a cold case is the only way to find out - and meanwhile time is running out for Molly. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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This is the first in a series, although there were distracting references to DI Bernie's past and the fact that she was meant to be keeping a low profile in the West Country, having left London for unknown reasons. Obviously she spends the whole novel appearing at press conferences and being interviewed by the BBC, but survives unscathed.
The plot moved pretty quickly, and the following and dismissing of dead ends felt realistic, but much of the motivation felt a bit off to me. The senior police officers and press officer were capable of rapid and extreme mood swings, and I just don't accept the fact that an entire village would think as one and fail to help look for a missing 5 year old for the reasons given. That part felt a bit like an alternate reality.
There was a lot packed into one novel - a missing 5 year old, a series of crimes at betting shops, an historic child abduction, a potential romance for Bernie, Bernie's father introducing himself to her for the first time, power struggles within the police force, and so on. The ending was a little rushed and although this was a reasonably good read, I don't think I would rush to read the next in the series. ( )