Charlotte, busy with her own children, was supposed to be looking after all of them, including Alice, her best friend Harriet's daughter. Except, with all of the chaos of the school fair, Charlotte assumes everything is fine, seeing all of the kids go into a funhouse . . . and then Alice doesn't appear. Panicking and searching everywhere, Charlotte has to tell Harriet her only child is missing and accept the blame.
Harriet, completely devastated, shuns Charlotte entirely. Trying to keep her marriage together and hold out hope that Alice will be found, Harriet is starting to unravel. It doesn't help that the police keep questioning both women, trying to figure out just what happened to Alice.
As you can expect, dark secrets become exposed as the story continues. And, as you can also expect, Charlotte may be the one person who can help find Alice. I really, really liked this book and found it impossible to put down once I started reading. The pace ramps up as the story continues and you keep feeling like you've barely missed something, but you can tell something is definitely off with one of the characters. And don't get me started on Harriet's husband --- I really did not like this guy and suspected he was up to something pretty quickly. What I did not expect were a few of the twists and then a big reveal about 3/4 of the way through. However, the mystery of what happened to Alice isn't revealed right away, so you have to keep reading and guessing.
Good pace, good character development, good story.
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