The Child by Fiona Barton

The Child

by Fiona Barton

"The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it's a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby? As Kate investigates, she unearths connections to a crime that rocked the city decades earlier: A newborn baby was stolen from the maternity ward in a local hospital and was never found. Her heartbroken parents were left devastated by the loss. But there is more to the story, and Kate is drawn--house by house--into the pasts of the people who once lived in this neighborhood that has given up its greatest mystery. And she soon finds herself the keeper of unexpected secrets that erupt in the lives of three women--and torn between what she can and cannot tell"--

Reviewed by Martha G on

3 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars for me. It took me longer to read because I was so busy but it didn't totally grab me. I could put it down and come back to it. About a quarter of the way in it picked up and became more interesting and then by the last 100 pages I really enjoyed it and wanted to see how it ended. This book probably won't stick with me like some books do but it was a good read and an interesting mystery.

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