One moment Rachel’s daughter Layla was waiting in line at the beach for an ice cream, the next she was gone.
It’s two years on and still no one has been charged with Layla’s murder. The police have searched tirelessly but have found nothing.
Understandably Layla’s younger brother Gale is struggling. He’s secretive and keeps staring past his mother at something he can’t see. And then one day he tells Rachel, ‘I know who killed Layla’, ‘she told me.’
Will the family finally get justice?
Having never read anything by Gregg Dunnett before, I started reading this book with no expectations and was surprisingly very quickly gripped. This is not just your average psychological murder mystery; the supernatural element makes it refreshingly different from anything I have read before and yet is small enough to make the story authentic.
The twists in this book make it a thrilling read. Without giving away any spoilers- there is one particular twist in part 2 which I never saw coming in a million years and from here on I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out what happens.
I thought the portrayal of grief and the aftermath of what had happened was well executed- the differing opinions between parents on where to go next, the pressure on different relationships and the mollycoddling of their only living child- really emphasised how trauma and grief causes a tidal wave through every aspect of a family and their life. The relationship between the two siblings was also beautifully depicted and added even more emotion to such a sad storyline.
Overall an emotional rollercoaster of a read; an exhilarating thriller with a supernatural twist. Five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Little Ghosts is published tomorrow!
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