Book: Last Seen
Series: –
Author: Lucy Clarke
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Format: Kindle
Published: Harper, June 29, 2017
Source: Publisher
Two boys missing. A seaside community with a dark secret at its heart…
Two little boys go missing out at sea – and only one is brought to shore.
For the boys’ mothers, best friends Sarah and Isla, the tragedy splinters a friendship. And The Sandbank – once an idyllic seaside haven – becomes a place of ghosts.
On the anniversary of the drowning, the other boy is missing. Parents Nick and Sarah try to quell their panic, but the Sandbank hums with tension as decade-old memories rise to the surface.
The truth lies in the past, like broken glass buried in the sand. Someone is hiding something – the question is, what did they see?
As I settle better in my spot where I’ve only just finished this book, I find it hard to describe what it made feel. Anguish? Yes. Thrill of a good mystery? Certainly. And..that’s kinda it. I mean, there are a whole lot of other stops between the two, but mainly-and most honestly- this story sort of unsettled me. Took the balance I imagined of family life, and twisted it into something hurtful. It left a bitter taste on my mind. But is all that bad? No. Not at all.
As a twisted and darker-if that is possible- telling of a psychological thriller, this book was gripping. From the start till the end. It was also gut wrenching, heart breaking because you are faced with a mother’s worst nightmare. No spoilers, from the start we know one of the storytellers, Isla, has lost her son at sea. Her pain was a physical blow every time she took control of the pages. I felt awful, my heart broke for her when she spoke.
