Close to Home: The 'impossible to put down' Richard & Judy Book Club thriller pick 2018 (DI Fawley)

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There is something distinctly unsavoury about the novel, from the judgemental attitudes of the detectives prior to even entering the home or meeting the family, the scant dull diligence into the background of the family that is performed through to the complete lack of tact and discretion with how the case is handled. The media storm kicks into high gear and Cara uses this backdrop expertly in propagating an atmosphere of suspicion, blame and frustration, particularly with the public involved. The precocious 8 year old Daisy goes missing at her parents barbeque and fireworks party for parents and neighbours. The author is very good at making you think one thing, taking you down one path before saying – nope – not that way.

this book was more confusing than mysterious or thrilling, and i ended up just really not caring about what happened. Having recently come across and enjoyed the 2nd book in the DI Adam Fawley series ‘In The Dark’, I hastily checked out the debut novel by Cara Hunter from my local library.Un inspector que no fue capaz de investigar nada por cuenta propia; sospechosos que ocultaron información importante en todo momento, y que incluso insultaron a la autoridad para luego comportarse como si nada hubiera pasado; usuarios de redes sociales indignados por cualquier noticia publicada; policías ineptos que se enteraban de lo importante de últimos, y que realizaban mil interrogatorios para confirmar lo que ya sabían. In a investigation where nothing is as it seems, suspicions focus on and oscillate between Sharon to Barry, as Adam believes the perpetrator is usually close to home. The motive of the culprit is righteous if you think about it but the execution was lacking just a little bit, I needed more.

A social media storm takes off, firstly mostly concerned but later a more trolling, toxic presence with its vilification of the parents, threats and more worryingly, incitement to violence and murder.The mixed media in this is nothing like I've read before and it really made it a stand out for me - there are interview transcripts, tweets, media articles, letters and all in differing texts and styles and that is a win! There were also twitter posts inserted throughout, containing sadness and well wishes from the public, as well as accusations, conspiracy theories, and escalations of violence. Suspicion naturally falls on those closest to her, and investigations reveal that this 'normal' everyday family is actually very dysfunctional.

Detective Inspector Adam Fawley is the lead on the investigation, which is one of the book’s superlatives. This novel centres around a missing school girl Daisy Mason and her utterly dysfunctional family which is investigated by DI Adam Fawley , who is an interesting character with a sad personal history which became clearer as the book unfolded. Esto, es lo que he sentido en esta ocasión cuando conocí un libro llamado ¿Quién se ha llevado a Daisy Mason?A second and more occasional narrative marked in italicised text takes the form of flashbacks from the days preceding Daisy’s disappearance. For me, this ticked all the boxes, a strong storyline, great characterisation and a twist at the end. With some very infamous cases of missing children still fresh on the news – one in particular is mentioned – then you have an opinion of each of these whilst reading this book.