THE CHILD is an intriguing suspense thriller that takes you on a roller coaster of uncertainties until the very end! Fiona Barton, author of THE WIDOW, left me speechless. Once I started, it was all I could think about, so I had to finish it in a few short days. You never know what secrets people keep, and in THE CHILD, there were three women who each had some themselves. Some of these secrets, I never saw coming!

Journalist Kate Waters hears, like many others in this small London town, of the remains of a small baby that seemed to have been buried for years. They were found when a workman moves debris from a demolished house and notices them. Kate can't stop thinking about the story behind this poor baby. What happened and who is responsible? She decides to look into who the identity of the baby and how it ended up there. In her search for answers from the people who lived on that street, she meets women that each have a story to tell and secrets to keep. What she finds out will be a twist that she did not expect.

All of this suspense makes for an astonishing novel that anyone who loves deep intense storylines will relish. I love how Barton made each chapter from the eyes of each character, which helped you understand what each one was feeling. The emotions can be felt from their perspective as you read through each part leaving you dazed at times. THE CHILD by Fiona Barton is one that you should put on your list to read.