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Synopsis:
It’s winter in Melbourne and Detective Emmett Corban is starting to regret his promotion to head of the Missing Persons Unit, as the routine reports pile up on his desk.
So when Natale Gibson goes missing, he’s convinced this is the big case he’s been waiting for – the woman’s husband and parents insist the devoted mother would never abandon her children, and her personal accounts remain untouched.
But things aren’t all they seem. The close-knit Italian family is keeping secrets – none bigger than the one Natale has been hiding.
Just as the net seems to be tightening, the investigation is turned on its head. The body of a woman is found . . . then another.
What had seemed like a standard missing person’s case has turned into a frightening hunt for a serial killer, and time is running out.
But to really understand these shocking crimes, Emmett and his team will need to delve back through decades of neglect – back to a squalid inner-city flat, where a young boy is left huddling over his mother’s body . . .
Review:
Straight off the bat this took a few chapters to get into the story. For while I wasn’t sure what was going on or what was about to happen, or who the hell anyone was. Once I was a few chapters there was less struggle to understand what was happening and I actually wanted to keep reading.
The style is a little different and almost like a show script in some parts which is really unique and not something that you see all the time but it added value to the story. Plus the chopping and changing just keeps you on your toes.
Sticks and Stones was also set in Melbourne, in which is the greatest city in the world (cause I live here) so the world building was very accurate and I could easily visualise it in my mind. The story is fast paced with interesting characters that handle any adventure that comes their way.
Overall it was a beautiful novel that I loved and enjoyed every element of it.
Rating: 4/5
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781760893026