Review: Somebody’s Daughter by David Bell

Title: Somebody’s Daughter

Author: David Bell

Published: July 2018, Berkley Books

Format: Hardcover, 432 pages

Source: Publisher via GetRed PR

Summary:

In the pulse-racing new suspense novel from the bestselling and acclaimed author of Bring Her Home and Since She Went Away, the life of a little girl rests in the hands of the father who never even knew she existed…
When
Michael Frazier’s ex-wife, Erica, shows up on his doorstep pleading for
help, she drops a bombshell that threatens to rip his family apart:
Erica’s nine-year-old daughter is missing–and Michael is the father.
Unable to quickly determine if Erica is telling the truth, and unwilling
to leave the little girl’s fate to chance, Michael has no choice but to
follow the elusive trail of the child he has always wanted and never
knew he had.

But finding Felicity comes at a price–the closer
Michael gets to the truth, the further into jeopardy his marriage falls
and the faster his family begins to unravel. As lies that span a decade
bubble to the surface and the window for Felicity’s safe return closes,
Michael will have just a few short days to decide who can be trusted and
who is hiding the truth.

My thoughts: I am a huge fan of David Bell’s novels. I have now read quite a few of them and fall more and more in love with not only the characters he creates, but also his writing style. It’s so addictive and riveting – once you start reading one of his books, you find yourself totally immersed in the story line and unable to walk away until you reach the last page.

This book completely mesmerized me – I read it in two sittings, unable to think of anything else while reading it. It takes place over the course of one night and let me tell you, I found that I was unable to trust anyone as I got deeper into the story…and I love that! As the story starts to unravel, secrets and lies are revealed that just hook you and keep you reading because you have to know where it is going.  

This is definitely a fast-paced, tense, suspenseful read. It has three different narrators and just as we learn something new, we are left with these mini-cliffhangers that just beg you to keep reading – oh and did I mention that the chapters are all relatively short, which just makes you want to keep reading. 

While I did figure out early on who had taken Felicity, I did not guess the why…and I’m totally ok with that. This in no way detracted from my enjoyment of this book. In fact, it made me think even more – if I was right, what would be the reason? 

This is such an addicting, thrilling read…one that would definitely be a great beach read! There is so much going on and so much to think about as it is all going on – you certainly won’t be bored reading this one!