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Synopsis:
It’s 1996. Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne is a haunted man. Haunted by the moment he ignored his instinct about a suspect, by the horrific crime that followed and by the memories that come day and night, in sunshine and shadow.
So when seven-year-old Kieron Coyne goes missing while playing in the woods with his best friend, Thorne vows he will not make the same mistake again. Cannot.
The solitary witness. The strange neighbour. The friendly teacher. All are in Thorne’s sights.
This case will be the making of him . . . or the breaking
Review:
One of the most important things for me, is I want to be able to pick up a book mid series and understand what is going on. That is why I am obsessed with James Patterson, no matter which book you pick up, you know what is happening, a little of what has happened and you don’t get information overload or previous book history dumped on you at the start. Billingham is another one of those few authors that gets and understand this concept and I loved it.
Straight off the bat, I haven’t read the previous books in the series and this is technically book 17. Do I need to read the previous books before I started this one? No, because it was that well written that I had no need to. But after reading this, I will be buying the previous books.
Tom Thorne is haunted by an old case and know that he must act quickly. Seven year old Kieron disappears from the woods he was playing in with his friend, Tom Thorne is determined to figure out this crime before the killer strikes again.
Cry Baby is told from various points of view, including the villain and I love it. You rarely get to see the darkness of the villain and it gives you the chance to watch how their mind works and the desperation of their needs to strike again. Give me a creepy brain any day!!
This book is fast paced and you find yourself sitting there trying to figure out the crime yourself and I love this. Rarely do I ever find a crime book that is this interesting and compares to my crime god ‘Patterson’ but Cry Baby is right up!!
Rating: 4.5/5
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
ISBN: 97814082429