The Suspect

This is a well-done story that kept me guessing until the end. There were some twists and turns that I saw coming that were satisfying, and some that completely caught me by surprise! I liked it, and didn't realize until close to the end that this was the same author that I read a few years back and enjoyed what was the first book in this series!
This story hit me with all of the “Mom” feels - worrying about your children, even as they grow older, praying they don't find themselves in dangerous situations they can't walk away from, all of it. It is a quick read and even though I'm quite tired of the current trend to have a story jump back and forth in time, this author does a great job with it so that the reader doesn't feel whiplash. The story flowed nicely. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a quick read with characters that are well developed and somewhat relatable.

Fiona Barton crafts a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the beginning. Two missing girls. Thailand. An international hunt for answers. As clues appear, and the case is being worked, there are several places that make you sit back and go “OH!” As the families are thrown into the international spotlight, besides themselves with worry, Kate, a journalist has been getting to know the families on a deeper level as she looks into the girl's disappearances.

I could NOT put this book down! It was fabulously addicting! This was the first book by Fiona Barton that I have read, and it did not disappoint! I will be checking out her other works as well.

[b:The Suspect 39699779 The Suspect (Kate Waters, #3) Fiona Barton https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541352170l/39699779.SY75.jpg 61335353] Gap Year from HellThis is my third book by this author and I have to say as much as I enjoy a good thriller, I found this one to be a bit predictable really good read but it didn't have me guessing like I would have liked. The story unfolds when two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What were the girls up to before they disappeared? Are they safe what really happened? Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth—and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, whom she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. As the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think I have enjoyed other books by this author, including the recurring appearance of Kate Waters, the journalist. She feels like an old friend, and her first-person narrative personalizes her perspective even more. But how does the addition of Kate's own son, Jake, add to the intensity of the story? I liked the short chapters and the switching between parents, detectives, and journalists...giving us an emotional layer we might otherwise lose in the mix.While the detectives, parents, and journalists are revealing their stories, we see flash backs of the girls in Thailand, and with each page, we see that danger has been lurking from the beginning. Will I continue to read books by this author yes? I do however hope that the next one leaves more to the imagination.

This is the third Kate Waters book by Fiona Barton and the best of the lot. For any reader familiar with the first two books there are some recurring characters but it is not essential to have read The Widow or The Child to enjoy this one. The story involves two girls who have gone missing in Thailand whilst on a gap year. There are plenty of twists in the plot and it's a really fast read.

It was not awful, really. And I like the reality check Kate Waters had to have with her son. And now thinking about it I don't even know why I didn't like it. It does have all the makings of a good story: the social networks masking up real life, the teenagers facing the transition to adulthood, the traveling the world bit that is of course more common in US than in Brazil but we do get it, the drugs in Thailand that is such an easy backlash. But somehow it fell short for me.