Review: The Child Before

The Child Before by Michael Scanlon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

#2 in the DI Beck series, but I found it easy to read as a stand-alone.

Set in Ireland, The Child Before starts with DI Finnegan Beck being woken by a banging on his front door…Maurice Crabby has found a body…..

Samantha Power’s body, found in her car, throat cut and her baby, Roisin is missing…

The story has a few chapters from 1954, when a baby had been taken and never seen again…who is linked to this past crime?

When children’s bones are found in the ruined village of Kelly’s Forge, fear for baby Roisin’s wellbeing is palpable….

I found this to be a really gripping thriller, so many suspects and police officers, Gardai, with human emotions, troubled love lives and problems with alcohol…not a light read in any way, but utterly compelling…..right up to the nail biting end…

I also liked the epilogue…..a clever catch up on what happened after….anyone who likes a psychological thriller will love this…..

Thank you to Bookouture for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest review.


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