Harriet
has never left her four-year-old daughter with anyone, even though Charlotte,
her only friend, has repeatedly offered to watch her. Now that Harriet has
signed up for a class to hopefully land employment, she has no choice but to
allow Charlotte to babysit. Charlotte plans to take Alice along with her own
three children for a day of fun.
Charlotte
only looked away for a few moments—and now Alice is missing. The young child
seems to have vanished without a trace from a heavily populated school fair.
As
the investigation into the child abduction evolves, the story digs deep into
the twisted marriage of Harriet and Brian, and into the seemingly one-sided
friendship between Charlotte and Harriet.
I
sympathized with both women in this painful dilemma. Could I face my best
friend knowing I was responsible for her only child being taken? Could I face a
friend that I trusted with my flesh and blood, only to learn that her carelessness
ended in the loss of my child?
The
tension mounts quickly in this riveting psychological suspense. Secrets
trickled out as this story threw me for a loop! Expertly descriptive writing
pulled me into the scenes. Twists and turns I didn’t see coming kept me glued
to the pages to the very end.
I
give this book five stars. I particularly enjoyed the lack of foul language and
explicit sex.
Her One Mistake
releases on January 8.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from
Gallery Books via NetGalley.
Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
