Book Review - The Stolen Child by Carmel Harrington

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Title: The Stolen Child

Author: Carmel Harrington

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Headline Review

Publication Date: 27th February 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

It's every parent's worst nightmare. But there's no waking up from this . . .

On board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, Kimberly wakes to discover that her two-year-old son Robert has vanished from the cabin overnight. She and her husband Jason vow to do whatever it takes to bring Robert home.

But he is never found.

Forty years later, their therapist daughter Lily welcomes a new client into her home. Zach has a shocking theory about what happened to her brother Robert years before.

If Zach is to be believed, someone out there knows what happened on that ship. And they would do anything to stop the truth getting out.

But secrets always find a way to reveal themselves . . .

Wow! 

Wow-wee!

OMG!

Unputdownable! 

Shocking! 

Brilliant! 

Amazing! 

... no still can't come up with cohereent thoughts....

Addictive! 

Carmel Harrington's best book! 

Unpredictable! 

Couldn't Get Enough! 

All of these are my initial reactions on finishing this simply wonderful book.

There are multiple time lines in this story, each more compelling than the next and although you kind of know as a reader they are all connected, the exact details totally shocked me.   

There is so much going on, and so much depth to all the characters, it makes for totally compelling reading. 

I literally read this in two sittings, with my thoughts on the characters and just what would happen, when I wasn't reading.  It's everything that I would have wanted from a book from this author, and a whole lot more besides. 

And it starts on a cruise ship, which always attracts me.  

It will also leave you pondering what you might do in similar situations to well most of the cast to be honest, as there are some rather juicy decisions made all over the place. 

Clear your schedule, curl up and prepare for a wonderful ride, as you read this *insert all the superlatives here* book! 

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