The signs were there from an early age. Erika Cass's favorite child, Liam, has exhibited signs that he can be dangerous. After all, he was expelled from kindergarten for what he did to a little girl. Other than the fact that he might be a psychopath, she loves him with all her heart and will protect him the best she can from anything. Now at age sixteen Liam is handsome, smart and charming. He has charmed most people, but there are those who see right through him or at least they think they do. When one of his classmates goes missing, the police interview Liam as he might be the last person to have seen her before she vanished. Erika knows what he is capable of and she is worried.
THE PERFECT SON, a novel by Freida McFadden, is a story about a family who outwardly appears to be solid. Erika has spent years watching her son for signs and she has been trying to put out potential fires before they happen. How she has not cracked under the pressure is a mystery. Incriminating evidence against Liam is gathered and Erika must face her fears about her son. As if there isn't enough turmoil in the Cass's lives, Erika receives shocking news about her own past.
The well plotted story moves quickly as it races to its shocking conclusion. THE PERFECT SON is an engrossing and thought provoking psychological thriller. Highly recommended.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden
All families have secrets. But some secrets are deadly.
Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detectives show up at her front door.
"Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could answer a few questions about the girl who disappeared last night..."
A high school girl has vanished from their quiet neighborhood, and the police suspect the worst. Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive.
Erika has always sensed something… different in her seemingly perfect oldest child. He's charming, smart, and popular, but mothers have the best instincts, and Erika knows there's more to her son than meets the eye. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth—Liam may have done the unthinkable.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a twisted, thought-provoking story about a family's loyalty pushed to the limits.
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