Her One Mistake

Author: Heidi Perks
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Gallery Books, 2019
Pages: 336
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: It all started at the school fair.

Charlotte was supposed to be looking after the children, and she swears she was. She only took her eyes off of them for one second. But when her three kids are all safe and sound at the school fair, and Alice, her best friend Harriet's daughter, is nowhere to be found, Charlotte panics. Frantically searching everywhere, Charlotte knows she must find the courage to tell Harriet that her beloved only child is missing. And admit that she has only herself to blame.

Harriet, devastated by this unthinkable, unbearable loss, can no longer bring herself to speak to Charlotte again, much less trust her. Now more isolated than ever and struggling to keep her marriage afloat, Harriet believes nothing and no one. But as the police bear down on both women trying to piece together the puzzle of what happened to this little girl, dark secrets being to surface - and Harriet discovers that confiding in Charlotte may be the only thing that will reunite her with her daughter.

Review: If I would have been able to carve out a chunk of a few hours this weekend, this would have been a one-day read, but alas, life took over - soccer, swim classes, typical "mom" stuff. When I wasn't reading, these characters were on my mind.

I took a break from thrillers for a bit, but this was a great one to welcome me back into that genre. It was emotionally draining and a nail biter, but worth it, of course.