A review by thebooktrail88
The Lost Children by Helen Phifer
4.0
I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed with a bookouture book yet - this is a strong thriller which although disturbing is another good one to put on your list.
There is something chilling about asylums and mental hospitals - thank goodness we don’t treat fellow human beings in this way anymore but the asylum here operated in the 1970s and introduces you to a world of horror and despair.
There’s always something worse about the ill treatment of children and this did make me screw my face up in disgust on more than one occasion - I admit to skipping a few paragraphs - but the writing was so vivid and strong that I had to keep going. The man found on the gurney, the intricate police work - this is a novel with layers.
The pacing really shone here as present day mixed with flashbacks - perfect for seeing the horrors of the past - you were often ahead of the police but then were you? The writing pulled and pushed me as a reader and seems very different to the police procedure style of reveals.
This is book one. When I’ve managed to settle my stomach, I will definitely be getting book two.
There is something chilling about asylums and mental hospitals - thank goodness we don’t treat fellow human beings in this way anymore but the asylum here operated in the 1970s and introduces you to a world of horror and despair.
There’s always something worse about the ill treatment of children and this did make me screw my face up in disgust on more than one occasion - I admit to skipping a few paragraphs - but the writing was so vivid and strong that I had to keep going. The man found on the gurney, the intricate police work - this is a novel with layers.
The pacing really shone here as present day mixed with flashbacks - perfect for seeing the horrors of the past - you were often ahead of the police but then were you? The writing pulled and pushed me as a reader and seems very different to the police procedure style of reveals.
This is book one. When I’ve managed to settle my stomach, I will definitely be getting book two.