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The Secret Child
Written by Caroline Mitchell
Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
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About this audiobook
DI Amy Winter knows evil. She’s lived through it.
Four-year-old Ellen is snatched by a stranger in the dead of night. Her devastated mother, Nicole, receives four identical phials and a threatening note in a familiar scrawl that chills her to the bone. But she always knew this would happen. She’s been expecting it for years . . .
According to the note, one of the phials is poisoned. Nicole is given a deadly challenge: if she drinks one, the sadistic kidnapper will notify the police of Ellen’s location. The sender claims to be Luka Volkov but Luka is supposed to be dead, killed long ago in a fire that haunts all those involved.
DI Amy Winter is still reeling from the discovery that she is the daughter of a serial killer, and her childhood trauma only makes her more determined to bring Ellen home. When another child is taken, Amy finds herself in a race against time. To rescue the children, must she seek help from the one person she wants to forget?
Author
Caroline Mitchell
A former police detective, Caroline Mitchell now writes full-time. She has worked in CID and has also specialised in roles dealing with vulnerable victims—high-risk victims of domestic abuse and serious sexual offences. The mental strength shown by the victims of these crimes is a constant source of inspiration to her, and Mitchell combines their tenacity with her knowledge of police procedure to create tense psychological thrillers. Originally from Ireland, she now lives in a pretty village on the coast of Essex with her husband and two children. You can sign up for her newsletter at www.caroline-writes.com, or follow her on Twitter (@caroline_writes) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/CMitchellAuthor).
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Reviews for The Secret Child
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168 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Enjoyed it!! Must read the first DI Amy Winter book first. I’m now looking forward to the third book coming out this year!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A pretty interesting read. I wasn't sure how it was going to end til the very end.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Great read but the ending was disappointing. Maybe there's are sequal
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5another fantastic mystery, I'm hoping there is a sequel to this one with the mom.