After 40 years, we hear what happened to the children from the first book. 40 years ago, those children were kidnapped and nearly killed. The past never leaves.
Melissa (previously “Missy” in the first book and now the “justice lawyer” and star of her own true crime podcast) was getting ready to marry. Melissa wanted to forget the past, but her brother, Mike, felt that the past was pain and pain was happiness. It wasn’t a choice. But Melissa insisted on “choosing” happiness and that her wedding day would be the happiest.
Weeks later, Melissa was married with a new stepdaughter and a mother that sold their childhood home. The memories of what their kidnapper did to them was still plaguing Melissa. The nightmare soon becomes reality when the 3-year-old stepdaughter goes missing. The past was repeating itself. What happened to Melissa may be happening to Riley. No! Not again!
If Melissa hadn’t been having those nightmares, then she wouldn’t have fallen into a deep sleep and Riley wouldn’t have disappeared. How could she not blame herself?
Once again, MHC manages to grab the reader with this continuation of an old story of hers. The suspicions get really dark in this one. To think that the father would try to get rid of his own daughter? Then for the police to think Melissa’s abduction was too coincidental and start suspecting her as a murderer? What was going on? Someone in the family was holding a secret. But who? How well did Melissa really know the man she married?
A compelling read!
Rating:
4 stars
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