K.L. Slater's The Evidence is an up-all-night psychological thriller

 I will start this review by saying that I am a HUGE K.L Slater fan. I have read them all and loved them all! The Evidence is now one of my top 3.

With The Evidence, you don't get a simple psychological thriller. You get THREE in one! With that, you get a crazy, action packed, wild ride!

Esme has just started begun a true crime podcast called The Speaking Fox that has, so far, proven to be a success. She is fairly newly separated from her husband but things are going well. Her son, who was injured in a hit and run, needs additional care so her sister, Michelle, came to the rescue and moved in to help Esme. So far, so good in Esme's world.

Esme begins her career with the investigation and interviewing of a woman, Simone Fischer, who has been incarcerated for killing her abusive husband and has never spoken to the press before. The only people she has left in her life are her over protective, greedy brother and her somewhat estranged son. Esme is determined to form a connection between Simone and the public as well as find out what truly happened the night of her husband's murder.

Due to her son's injuries from the hit and run, he is often up at night with pain. Esme is, at these times, tortured with the fact that there is someone out there free, living their life after causing lifelong disabilities for her young son. During one night, up with her son, two detectives show up at her door and tell her that her sister, Michelle, has been brutally attacked and is in a medically induced coma in the ICU. Esme can't fathom who would want to hurt her sister. Was this a random attack? Was her sister keeping secrets from her? As she begins her own investigation, she has to ask herself, more than once, can she really trust anyone, even those closest to her?

The Evidence is a true psychological thriller. It's characters are well developed and easy to relate to, I cheered Esme along throughout the entire book, this single mom of a disabled kiddo getting her life back on track and becoming a success.

There are turns and twists and then twists and turns, none of which I was able to guess before they were revealed. It was a true shock and awe book!

Pick this one up and prepare to stay up until the wee hours!

I'd like to thank the author, K.L. Slater, the publisher, Bookouture and Netgally for the opportunity to read and give my honest review of The Evidence.

Mary Kubica's Local Woman Missing Should Crown the Top of Your TBR This Summer!

 Why do I love Mary Kubica? Let me count the reasons.... I love her for Don't You Cry and definitely for Every Last Lie , not to mention The Other Mrs.  but I do love her most of all for Local Woman Missing! Janie, Mary and Joseph... whatever you choose for your summer TBR, be sure to add this book to the top!

Early on in the book we encounter Delilah, a young girl who went missing years before. Her disappearance followed a woman named Shelby's and coincided with her mother, Meredith's. What we don't know is whether or not they are connected or has this small community has just been rocked with more than it's fair share of tragedies.

Delilah reappears 11 years after her disappearance in somewhat of a feral state. Her story is heartbreaking. With no memory of her abduction, there is little to tell as to what happened to her and her mother at the time she was taken. The race is on to to put the puzzle together. After all, its a matter of life and death. In order to start, we go back 11 years to meet the husbands, the other children, friends and neighbors. Who can be trusted and whose life needs to be combed through just a little bit more? It is a wild, hold-on-to-your-seat, rollercoaster ride of twists and turns to find the truth!

As with all of this author's books (yes, I have read them all), I was able to easily connect with the players in Local Woman Missing and their characters were well developed. My heart hurt for Delilah, I could feel the loneliness of her younger brother, Leo, and the fear, suspicion and tension of the neighborhood was absolutely palpable. The wrap up of this book took me by complete surprise and left me open mouthed until the very end which, for me, was about 2:00 in the morning! 

Mary Kubica is in my personal Hall of Fame and Queens of Psych Thrillers when it comes to authors and, once again, has hit one out of the ballpark. You can't go wrong with any of Ms. Kubica's books but, I have to admit, Local Woman Missing is my absolute favorite and the best book so far in 2021!

Go grab a copy, grab some snacks and a blankie and leave the light on!