Three Days Missing is the third book I have read by Kimberly Belle, and I have loved them all! Happy Publication Day to Three Days Missing!
My Thoughts:
Three Days Missing by Kimberly Belle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 “ratcheting-up the suspense” stars to Three Days Missing! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
Sometimes you know that you are going to click with a thriller from the first chapter, and that was the case with Three Days Missing. I have read two other books by Kimberly Belle, and I was especially impressed with The Ones We Trust. It had tight suspense with a Scandal-type feel, and I gobbled it up. Well, the same thing happened with Three Days Missing; I breezed right through the easy-to-read narrative with ratcheting-up suspense.
In Three Days Missing, we have narratives from two moms who have sent their young children on a school-sponsored camping trip. The first mom is Kat Jenkins, and her son Ethan is nine-years-old, bright, and quirky. Kat did not want to let Ethan go on the trip. She’s a nervous mom anyway, and Ethan is bullied without friends in his class, so she was worried about how he would manage socially at the camp. Also important to note is that Kat has been going through a bitter divorce from Ethan’s father. The police knock on her door (this scene was so original, so relatable and dramatic, I could imagine it happening to me or one of my friends), and Kat is told that her son is missing from the camp. She is rushed to the site where the investigation has ensued.
The other narrator is Stef Huntington; mom of Sammy, wife of Sam, the mayor of Atlanta. Stef lives the posh life, very much the opposite of Kat, and through hearing from Stef, the tension builds and builds in the story.
Hour by hour there is a race against the clock to find Ethan, while hearing from both of these strong female characters, determined moms that they are. While I did guess one of the twists, there was no way I could guess the biggest one; it was too intricate and well-done.
Overall, Three Days Missing is an exceptionally suspenseful novel filled with likable and relatable characters. To be certain, there have been other “missing children” storylines; however, Three Days Missing is an inventive contribution, and Belle’s taut writing makes this just the type of suspense I enjoy reading.
Thank you to Harlequin/Park Row for the copy. Three Days Missing will be published on June 26, 2018.
Synopsis:
When a child goes missing, two mothers’ lives collide in a shocking way in this suspenseful novel from the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie .
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: the call that comes in the middle of the night.
When Kat Jenkins awakens to the police on her doorstep, her greatest fear is realized. Her nine-year-old son, Ethan, is missing—vanished from the cabin where he’d been on an overnight field trip with his class. Shocked and distraught, Kat rushes to the campground where he was last seen. But she’s too late; the authorities have returned from their search empty-handed after losing Ethan’s trail in the mountain forest.
Another mother from the school, Stef Huntington, seems like she has it all: money, prominence in the community, a popular son and a loving husband. She hardly knows Kat, except for the vicious gossip that swirls around Kat’s traumatic past. But as the police investigation unfolds, Ethan’s disappearance will have earth-shattering consequences in Stef’s own life—and the paths of these two mothers are about to cross in ways no one could have anticipated.
Racing against the clock, their desperate search for answers begins—one where the greatest danger could lie behind the everyday smiles of those they trust the most.
Sounds like a great thriller and I love those! Wonderful review. ❤
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Thanks, M! It was so good! More of a domestic suspense than a thriller, but definitely tension-building and perfectly written! 💗
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Awesome review ❤
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Thank you, Priyasha! 💜
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Jennifer wonderful review! I am almost done with this have 10% left! And I agree with your review, but I have no idea how this is going to end yet! XOXO 💋
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Thanks, Berit! I’m so excited for your thoughts on it! It’s so goooooood! ♥️
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I wrote this one down.. It sounds awesome! Great review!
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It was so good, Lana! I think you’ll enjoy it, and thank you!
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Your so welcome!☀️
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Awesome review Jen! I try to stay away from books like this though because of my kids and as I’m reading I’m freaking out thinking of my own babies and I start to panic and no……I just can’t do it!💖😊 My oldest baby is 31 but still I worry about that boy every day!💕😭
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Thanks, Sus, and I understand! You may like some others from this author- she writes suspense without violence and gore. Well-written too. Xo ♥️
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I read The Marriage Lie and enjoyed it. This sounds kinda intense! Fab review😍
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It is, Holly, but she knows how to write a suspenseful book without violence.. I love that she can do that! The Marriage Lie is the one I haven’t read, and I have it here- autographed, too! Need to read it!
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That would definitely be anyone’s greatest fear. Finding out your child is missing, and in the mountains so less! Sounds thrilling!! 🍻👍
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It was so captivating!
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Sounds great! I may have to squeeze this onto my summer reading list somehow. That is, so long as it’s not written in the dreaded present tense like so many thrillers these days…??
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It is so good, FF, but it is written in the present tense! I think it worked in this case because it starts with the abduction and was moving in forward time based on the hours missing. To me, it added to the tension, but it also could have been done in the past tense and perhaps have been just as successful with that.
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Oh, that’s a pity. I know loads of people love present tense but I’ve reached a point where I long for a return to good old past tense writing in thrillers.
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I’m going to keep you in mind and will be on the lookout for past tense thrillers. 😊
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Always so impressed with your review, Jennifer!
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Thanks so much, Marialyce!
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Fantastic review Jennifer! I haven’t heard of this author, but this definitely sounds like my kind of book.😊
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Thanks so much, Kim! I hope you enjoy this one if you are able to fit it in. I love how she built the suspense.
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Thanks, Angie, for the reblog! ♥️ 💗
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As always a wonderful review, Jennifer! I I am enjoying this one so far too! I hope more great reads are on their way my friend. Happy reading! ❤️
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Thanks so much, Dee! I’m so happy you are loving it, too! It definitely held my attention! I hope it finishes well for you, and I’ll be looking for your review! Happy reading to you, too! 💗
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Oof this sounds super engrossing! You’ve made me super curious about the big twist. 😀 Awesome review, Jennifer!
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Thank you, Kathy! She did a great job with that twist! It was so captivating, I read it quickly! 😊
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Love your picture and review. Cannot wait to read this intriguing novel.
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Thanks so much, Virginia! It is a fantastic read, and I hope you enjoy! 💜
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This looks amazing Jennifer! Great review. 👍🏻
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Thank you, Beth! I think you’d enjoy this one! Very suspenseful! 💕
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Great review! I haven’t tried this author before myself but maybe I should look into her books if you’d enjoyed all that you’ve read so far. 🙂
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Thanks, Carrie! Oh, yes, definitely give her a try. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
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Will do. 🙂
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