This story opens with Rachel, reflecting on her life since her son, Ben, went missing. "In the eyes of others, we're often not who we imagine ourselves to be . . . Should we trust or rely on somebody just because they're a figure of authority, or a family member? Are any of our friendships and relationships really based on secure foundation?" This book focuses on Ben's disappearance, and the search for him, but it explores not only Rachel's relationship with Ben, but with her family, her ex-husband, and even the relationship of two of the investigators to not only the search for Ben, but to each other. As the media focuses on Rachel, sympathy quickly turns to suspicion, and Rachel soon realizes that nothing is as she thought it was.In this book, you get a number of alternating viewpoints: Rachel and James Clemo (one of the investigators) mainly. It's an interesting way to tell the story, because you're getting different viewpoints on the search for Ben, but you're also discovering things about the characters as you go along. There are a lot of secrets that are revealed, and thus, a lot of suspicion back and forth between people. So, it's hard to tell what might be the truth. Combined with the search for the missing child, as a reader, you're kept off balance. You don't know if you can trust what Rachel is revealing, or what's necessarily happening with the police investigation, either. The pace is taut and steady, and I found this book to be a page-turner and difficult to put down. And no spoilers here: I won't tell you what happens to Ben. If you're a fan of suspense stories, this might be one to pick up (and find out what happens!).
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