From the award-winning author of Little Pretty Things comes this gripping, unforgettable tale of a mother's desperate search for a lost boy.
Anna Winger can know people better than they know themselves with only a glance—at their handwriting. Hired out by companies wanting to land trustworthy employees and by the lovelorn hoping to find happiness, Anna likes to keep the real-life mess of other people at arm’s length and on paper. But when she is called to use her expertise on a note left behind at a murder scene in the small town she and her son have recently moved to, the crime gets under Anna’s skin and rips open her narrow life for all to see. To save her son—and herself—once and for all, Anna will face her every fear, her every mistake, and the past she thought she'd rewritten.
My Thoughts: I love a good thriller/mystery and The Day I Died falls nicely into this category. This is a story about the lengths a mother will go to protect her child filled in with lots of suspense and twists and turns. I found Anna's profession quite intriguing and it added an interesting layer to the book. She is a "real deal" doing handwriting analysis to figure people out and solve crimes. It is also a profession that has allowed her to stay on the run with her son for many years. However, things start to get much more complicated when she dives into the new case in her latest small town of Parks. This case involves a missing toddler and his mother and the husband/father who appears to be abusive which brings up all kinds of memories for Anna. When her own son, Josh, goes missing the life she has been running from must now be faced.
This book has a lot going on....in a good way! There were "what-ifs" at every turn that kept me guessing. I liked the character of Anna because she was real. Sometimes you could totally relate but other times I just wanted to shake her. The author did a wonderful job creating a main character that is both believable and fascinating. The Day I Died would be a wonderful summer reading pick!
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48 comments:
I love to read in bed as I'm settling down after a long day. Sometimes, it backfires, as I get reading a book that I can't lay down and then I'm tired the next day! But I also love to read on the beach as my hubby sleeps.
My favorite place to read is on my back deck.
Laying in the sun
"Leave a comment below telling me your favorite summer reading spot." By a roaring fireplace with a glass of eggnog is good all-year-round!
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My favorite summer reading spot is in my rocking chair on m y front porch. Deana
my favorite spot is by the lake.
My Bed!
My favorite reading spot is out on our deck.
My favorite summer reading spot is the beach or the pool
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I like to sit on the back porch on my adirondack chair.
I pinned.
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Im kinda a night owl so I love when the rest of the house goes to sleep and I get the couch all to myself to read!
My over sized over stuff chair after the house is quiet with a hot cup of coffee and the lap quilt I made over my legs.
I LIKE TO READ IN MY PATIO SWING
I have a reclining chair in my study that I love to read in.
I like to read outside, I like hearing the birds and feeling the breeze and the sun on me.
My favorite summer spot is on the couch by my front window.
I like reading on my couch. It's near a big window.
I love reading in my Hammock
my favorite summer reading spot is in bed.
My favorite summer reading spot is laying by the pool or on the beach.
I love reading on our patio on a summer afternoon!!~
on my couch after everyone is asleep
On my back patio.
My favorite summer reading spot is on the patio on my comfy big rocker and hearing my windshield in the background.
I like to read on the back patio by the pool!
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on our back screened in deck
I love reading either in my bed or on my front porch! (:
The hammock!
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I love to read on my deck!
I would love reading outside on a hammock in the summer. Perfect!
I love to read in bed at night
My favorite is in my bed, in front of a fan.
i read in my bedroom
I read in the corner section of my sofa.
In the car while my husband drives, it's the only free time I have.
Mine is laying in my chair at the beach
My favorite spot is on the loveseat in my home office.
ON our back covered deck --- no direct sun, but warm and sunny.
Thank you so much for the lovely review! I'm so glad you liked it!
I like to read on my couch by the big open window. Thanks!
My favorite spot to read is outside on my patio.
My favorite spot is on the boat - my husband complains that I read more than I fish.... I don't see the problem!
The deck is my favorite reading spot.
My back covered porch is my favorite summer reading spot.
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