No sé cómo sean las noticias en otros países, pero aquí cuando ocurre un hecho «terrible» los noticieros son tan amarillistas que empiezan a crear un drama impresionante recordando todos los sucesos similares que han ocurrido en el mes, en el año, en los últimos diez. But as the story goes back and forth in the timeline, it is obvious that almost nothing is as it seems. I really wish I love it, as I was looking forward to Cara Hunter's new novel, but now, I am not so sure anymore. All-too-often DI Adam Fawley’s gut reaction is right, too: it’s someone the child knows behind the disappearance, a parent, a neighbour.

A whodunit but one that deals with some difficult issues that will have you guessing right up to the end. En mi opinión, la idea no era mala, pero al hacerlo así, pasó de ser una idea novedosa a una desastrosa.Creí que quizás tenía problemas con mi memoria o que estaba distraído, pero no, verdaderamente es muy difícil recordarlo todo porque en muy pocas páginas la autora te presenta muchas mini-historias, sin pausas y sin transiciones. there were twists, kind of, but the twists were more just discoveries of evidence and who cares about that. It’s a relatively new area of concern in criminal investigations, but Hunter shows how it impacts the investigating team, and prejudices those involved, from the police to the witnesses, to the victims themselves.

Lo más seguro es que siga con la serie del inspector Adam Fawley, que le da su toque personal con una trama paralela propia, aunque él, en esta entrega, no deslumbra especialmente, pero sí me gustaron mucho algunos integrantes de su equipo de investigación. This novel centres around a missing school girl Daisy Mason and her utterly dysfunctional family which is investigated by DI Adam Fawley , who is an interesting character with a sad personal history which became clearer as the book unfolded.

Adding to this disjointed feel are the fleeting attentions of a story which jumps between random elements meaning that much of what unfolds is merely given cursory attention. In a investigation where nothing is as it seems, suspicions focus on and oscillate between Sharon to Barry, as Adam believes the perpetrator is usually close to home. The Mason family are the obvious initial targets for any investigation and we see that under the hood of the apparent normal English family there is a completely dysfunctional group with questionable behaviour, privately, socially and in business. This is a fast paced and well plotted story peppered with social media postings, news bulletins and police interviews.

I had high expectations of this series as many of my goodreads friends rate it highly with a profusion of 5 star reviews. year old Daisy disappears from her Oxford home and both her parents are quickly identified as possible suspects. The pace is accelerated by frequent cliffhangers and the fact that the investigation itself unfolds in a matter of days, so there’s a real sense of urgency to the story. As is the case today, thoughts and feelings about the family are displayed for the whole world to read on the big wide web.Dragged through the Twittersphere, the Mason’s are found guilty in the eyes of the public but many questions remain: Where is Daisy? You won’t like it, but trust me, I’ve done this more times than I care to punish myself remembering. Cara's novels have sold more than a million copies worldwide, and the TV rights to the series have now been acquired by the Fremantle group.

Cara Hunter’s style of timelines going both backwards and forwards is very clearly written and slowly reveals what led up to the event whilst progressing the Police investigation. It’s light on the procedural with interview transcripts, a Find Daisy Mason Facebook page complete with comments, and a “Trial by Twitter” where Supporters and Trolls all weigh in on the guilt or innocence of Daisy’s Mom, Sharon and Daisy’s Daddy, Barry.The media storm kicks into high gear and Cara uses this backdrop expertly in propagating an atmosphere of suspicion, blame and frustration, particularly with the public involved.