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What Kind of Mother by Anna-Lou Weatherley Also by this author: Black Heart, The Couple on Cedar Close, The Stranger's Wife, The Woman Inside
Series: Detective Dan Riley #8
Also in this series: Black Heart, The Couple on Cedar Close, The Stranger's Wife, The Woman Inside
Published by Bookouture on 8th January 2025
Genres: Crime, Suspense, Thriller
Pages: 362
Format: eARC
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My son and his girlfriend stand there, two terrified teenagers shivering in the doorway, and say the unthinkable. ‘I think we killed someone.’ Now, I have to decide exactly what kind of mother I am…
It was never my dream to clean the Levinsons’ mansion for a living, particularly as Helen Levinson and her daughter Paris are oddly secretive about which rooms I can go into. But none of that matters the night Paris and my son Conor come begging for help, their clothes spattered with blood. They say it was an accident, that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time…
Now, Helen and I have to make a terrible choice. Do we tell the truth and risk losing our children forever? Or do we lie to keep them safe?
We will do anything to protect our children, but one wrong move could cost us everything. Lying to the police was a risk, and now Helen is acting more unpredictable by the day – turning up at my house unannounced, harassing my husband, telling lies about my past…
The only way to save my family is to uncover the truth about that night. I’m convinced the answers lie hidden inside the Levinsons’ house. I’d do anything for Conor, but am I prepared for what I might find behind locked doors? But when your son is in danger, you find out what kind of mother you are…
Anyone who loved Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn and The Housemaid will be absolutely blown away by the rollercoaster ride of emotions in this gripping psychological thriller! A totally twisted page-turner guaranteed to keep you up all night flipping pages.
Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of tis book and for letting me take part in this tour. I am a huge fan of Detective Dan and have been reading these books since the beginning of the series but this is not necessary to read this book. It could very easily be read as a standalone.
Detective Dan has caught quite the case this time. With lots of secrets and lies it’s not easy for him to uncover the truth.
When I first started reading this series, back in 2018, I wasn’t yet a mother. I now have a 15 month old and some of these storylines just hit different now. I could completely understand Christine’s character and I empathised with her differently to how I think I would have done before having my little girl. During her monologue near the end of the book I felt myself nodding along with her completely agreeing with everything she said.
I consumed this book from start to finish. I don’t always get as much time to read now, #toddlermumlife, but I made sure I got all those chores done as quickly as possible so I could get back to this story. I really struggled to put it down. Anna-Lou had me hooked from the first page and had me in tears by the last.
A thrilling, intense ride that’s perfect for fans of psychological thrillers.
About Anna-Lou Weatherley
Anna-Lou began her career as a dancer but a moped accident in Ibiza put paid to those aspirations and so she went back to her first and one true love – writing! She re-trained as a journalist, specialising mainly in women’s interest and celebrity, becoming the Editor of J-17 and Smash Hits as well as writing for a host of women’s magazines.
Anna-Lou has written three Adult Fiction titles – Vengeful Wives and Wicked Wives, both published by Avon in the UK and Bookouture in the US and Canada and Pleasure Island published by Bookouture.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2025 Netgalley Challenge
- 2025 Reading Challenge
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