Book: The Mother’s Phone Call
Author: Victoria Jenkins
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication Date: 16th January, 2025
Description
Gripping the phone, my hands tremble with fear. I look at my son and wonder how my darling blue-eyed boy could have done this. But as my eyes focus down on the body, I know what I must do. I know it will destroy our lives forever. ‘Hello? I need help. It’s my child. He’s killed someone.’
As my son looks at me, his eyes pleading for help, all I can think in that moment is that I will do whatever it takes to protect him. A young girl’s lifeless body lies on the ground and my heart breaks when I realise I’m already too late to save her.
Our family will never be the same again.
I know I should call for help. But looking towards the phone table I see an old picture of the children playing in the garden. Our children and hers. We used to be so close, I thought our families would be together for a lifetime. But in a moment of rage, the life I imagined has been snatched away.
But if I’m honest, I’ve been kidding myself about how perfect our lives were.
I’m a mother. I should be able to keep my children safe. But what I see in front of me cannot be denied. No one else is here. My son’s guilty.
How far will I go to protect him?
A completely gripping and pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will have you turning the pages late into the night. Perfect for fans of The Wife Between Us, The Girl on the Train> and anything by Shari Lapena.
Buy Link: Amazon
Review
This book starts with a phone call no mother would want to make, “Hello? I need help. It’s my child. He’s killed someone.” Which immediately made me want to read more.
The pace at the beginning was slow, getting to know the characters before the event and after the event with the two families who were neighbours involved.
A few of the characters from one family I did not like and my mind didn’t change throughout.
As the book got to around halfway it really picked up with it seemed everyone had something to hide.
I was not expecting the ending which I liked because it is no fun reading a book and knowing how it will end.
Victoria Jenkins penned a great read!
Author Bio
Victoria Jenkins lives with her husband and daughters in South Wales, where her bestselling series of crime novels featuring Detectives King and Lane is based. The first in the series, The Girls in the Water is a top 5 US kindle bestseller. She has an MA in Creative and Media Writing from the University of Wales, Swansea.
Since the King and Lane series, she has written ten standalone psychological thrillers.
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from Netgalley, thank you to Bookouture for allowing me to review this book and be a part of the book tour.
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