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It's difficult to avoid thinking about Madeleine McCann as you read and whilst that case isn't mentioned explicitly there's a nod to the inspiration behind the story and other real cases are named. I did wonder if this might seem as though it was trading on other people's misery, but it's handled sensitively, particularly with regard to the stresses on a family when a child goes missing.
You can always rely on Laura Wilson for a good and satisfying read: she understands ''people'', knows what makes them tick and brings them off the page as believable characters and lets us peep into the lives of dysfunctional families. I've learned not to expect a pacy plot from Laura Wilson, but she knows how to build suspense and tie together disparate story lines into a compelling story. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag. We also have a review of [[The Riot by Laura Wilson]].
For more crime set in Norfolk we can recommend [[The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett]], [[Death Watch by Jim Kelly]] and [[Up Close by Henriette Gyland]].
