Wednesday 23 September 2020

Book Review - The Babysitter by Phoebe Morgan

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Title: The Babysitter
Author: Phoebe Morgan
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: HQ
Publication Date: 28th May 2020
Rating: 5 Stars

On the hottest day of the year, Caroline Harvey is found dead in Suffolk. Her body is left draped over a cot – but the baby she was looking after is missing.  

Hundreds of miles away, Siobhan Dillon is on a luxurious family holiday in France when her husband, Callum, is arrested by French police on suspicion of murder.
 
As Siobhan’s perfect family is torn apart by the media in the nation’s frantic search for the missing baby, she desperately tries to piece together how Callum knew Caroline.

What happened that night? Was Caroline as innocent as she seemed – or was she hiding a secret of her own?

The thrilling new book from the number one digital bestselling author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door.

Praise for The Babysit

I was gripped from the first few pages, and although I had a few inklings as to what may have happened, most of them were so far from the truth it scary.  And when we do get to the business end of the book I definitely was shocked, as I just hadn't seen it coming. 

At all points the police case just didn't quite add up, but just who is innocent of guilty is to be discovered. And I loved the various view points we got, and for a change in these sorts of books, the timeline was reasonably simple to follow too. 

From a few days before the incident until we know the truth. What we know from the start is that Caroline Harvey is definitely murdered, and that a baby has gone missing.  We know early on that Caroline is having an affair with Callum and that as a result he is prime suspect number 1.  We also know that the baby isn't Caroline's or Callum's, but belongs to another family as she was being babysat. 

We get insights into Caroline's last days on earth, as well as everything to do with the Dillon family, their holiday to France and their varying dynamics. 

I was kept guessing throughout and loved the writing style from Phoebe Morgan.  I really should read her other books at some point and definitely keen to read more.  This was fabulous. 

Thank you to HQ and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

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