“The doctor said to treat him like any other child. Easy for her to say. Some nights I feel like he’s made of glass, especially when I undress and bathe him before bed. As though he might shatter at any minute. Seven months old this Saturday.â€
Lock The Door
By Jane Holland
Every feeding, outing and moment of baby Harry’s life is carefully planned since finding out that he has a medical condition that makes him susceptible to infections which can be deadly. For Meghan and Jon this means their relationship has endured a lot of stress but for one evening everything finally seems to be going well as they celebrate their anniversary with their friends.
While baby Harry is sleeping in his bedroom the couples are enjoying the evening, drinking and being in the garden not in the least worried about Harry until the parents find out that Harry is no longer in his crib and has disappeared.
Meghan is scared an angry and she knows that every minute Harry is away could be life or death for him. The police question the parents and friends but there are few clues. The police fear that this is a case of a serial kidnapper.
There is tension right from the start in wanting to know what is wrong with Harry to being suspicious of almost every character in the book. I especially liked the parts where Meghan feels like she sees Harry and almost questions her sanity. I can imagine how that could happen in such a stressful situation.
This was an easy read but don’t feel like you’ll be in for a complex mystery. There was a good buildup of suspense especially towards the end but I didn’t buy the “whyâ€. I thought the explanation was a bit too far-fetched.
Source: Advance review copy
The plot kind of reminds me of The Couple Next Door (except baby Harry’s medical condition). Nevertheless will have to check out this one and see the differences. Thanks for your review, Iliana! 🙂
I agree with Melody and thought the same thing – The Couple Next Door. It does sound good though. Will see what I can find about it.
Ha! Me, too. It would be interesting to compare the two books. Even though I didn’t “like” The Couple Next Door, I was complete immersed in reading it and think it was well done!
It sounds a little like Nicola Yoon’s YA Everything Everything too (but because of the medical condition, not in spite of it). And because of the sense that the ending won’t satisfy all readers (which was true of Yoon’s novel too). Interesting how book leads to book, etc.
Sounds a bit disappointing. I tend not to pick up books that have to do with crimes with children involved–they seem a little too suspenseful with such a fragile character, if you know what I mean. I am in the mood for a good suspense story–but nothing too dark however. (Is there such a thing? lol).
Melody – It seems like there have been quite a few books with this type of setting haven’t there? I still want to read The Couple Next Door!
Kay – I also thought this was quite a quick read as there were a lot of cliffhanger type endings between chapters so you want to keep on reading!
Jenclair – I know, everyone keeps mentioning that. I need to read The Couple Next Door!
Buried In Print – Oh, now that’s another book that I have on my TBR list. It’ll be interesting to compare these novels.
Danielle – Oh that’s true isn’t it. I don’t typically like to read about children in danger either.