The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland

The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Tessa Markham has been living alone since she and her husband had split up after the loss of their son. When Tessa arrives home from work one night to what should be an empty house only to find a little boy in her kitchen she has no clue what she should do. When the little boy ask Tessa if she is to be his new mother Tessa knows she must find out just who this boy is and where he’s come from.

Once the police arrive at Tessa’s home she finds herself answering their questions over and over again. No one seems to believe that Tessa just found the boy in her home and it quickly turns into suspicion of her snatching the boy herself. Tessa even begins to question her own sanity knowing she’d been battling depression since the loss of her child but she is determined to find out just what is going on.

The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland is a highly addictive psychological thriller with just the perfect combination of a flawed main character and engaging story to keep the pages turning. Tessa pulled me into her world rather quickly and made me want her to find out just what had happened and how the child had come into her life.

The reason I’m not giving The Secret Mother a full five stars is due to the fact that fairly early on in the story I had my suspicions as to how it would work out which were pretty spot on. There was one little detail in the wrap up I wasn’t a huge fan of but the fact that I still found myself completely engrossed in the book and not wanting to put it down regardless shows just how great the writing was in this book. I’d definitely recommend checking this one out to the fans of a good thriller.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.