Friday 7 August 2020

Hush Little Baby by Jane Isaac


Someone stole a baby...

One sunny day in July, someone took three-month-old Alicia Owen from her pram outside a supermarket. Her mother, Marie, was inside. No one saw who took Alicia. And no one could find her.

They silenced her cry...

Fifteen years later, a teenager on a construction site sees a tiny hand in the ground. When the police investigate, they find a baby buried and preserved in concrete. Could it be Alicia?

But the truth will always out.

When Alicia disappeared, the papers accused Marie of detachment and neglect. The Owens never got over the grief of their child's disappearance and divorced not long after. By reopening the case, DC Beth Chamberlain must reopen old wounds. But the killer may be closer than anyone ever suspected...

Title: Hush Little Baby
Author: Jane Isaac
Published By: Aria
Publication Date: 23rd July
Links: UK:  Amazon   US: Amazon 


Our Review


This has to be Beth’s most difficult role as family liaison officer in the police force. The subject matter is very emotive as the body of a baby is found encased in concrete. The police have to find out if the body belongs to a baby that went missing fifteen years before and I found the scenes with the mother of the missing baby truly heartbreaking. 

As the police dig deeper they uncover lots of twists and turns along the way and the pace just races along with lots of people finding themselves under suspicion. 

I love it when we get a glimpse into the detective's private lives and it was interesting to see how Beth’s forbidden relationship with Nick was getting along as he seems like a real hunk and I love the complication of their relationship.

Beth is a flawed Character with lots of problems and that just makes her more unlikely to rely on anybody. This crime becomes a little too close to home for her. Shocking and heartbreaking in equal measures, another tough crime for DC Beth Chamberlain to solve. A real page turner.

Sincerely
Book Angel x


About the Author
Jane Isaac is married to a serving detective and they live in rural Northamptonshire, UK with their daughter and dogs. Jane's debut novel, An Unfamiliar Murder, introduces DCI Helen Lavery and was nominated as best mystery in the 'eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook awards 2013.'

The Truth Will Out, the second in the DCI Helen Lavery series, was nominated as 'Thriller of the Month - April 2014' by E-thriller.com and winner of 'Noveltunity book club selection - May 2014'.

Jane' s ninth novel, Hush Little Baby, is the third in the highly acclaimed DC Beth Chamberlain (Family Liaison Officer) series and scheduled for release in July 2020.

Jane loves to hear from readers and writers. You can reach her via her website at www.janeisaac.co.uk





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