Helen lives a decent, uncomplicated life. Satisfied in her career, she's raising three happy teenagers, and her family has the most envied house on the street. Admittedly, she's growing just a little disenchanted with her marriage to her workaholic husband, Werner. But that's nothing she can't fix. Then one day Helen comes home to something completely unexpected that threatens to shatter her carefully cultivated world.
For disaffected, young petty criminals Ralf and Brian, it was a scheme to make some cash: a quick home invasion. The targets they've chosen are Helen and Werner. With Ralf as lookout, Brian disappears into Helen and Werner's house. But he never comes out.
And Helen's nightmare is just beginning. She can't possibly imagine how much worse it can get or just how far she'll need to go to protect her family.
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Mother dear, every morning when I wake up, I savour the scent of the sheets, the fall sunshine streaming through the skylight, and the comforting sound of birdsong.
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(Amazon Crossing, 1 July 2019, ebook, 443 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle, translated by Jozef van der Voort)
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This is a new author for me. Mother Dear was a freebie when Amazon were doing a promotion for World Book Day or something like that. I enjoyed this book a lot. I liked the short, snappy chapters and the way tension and suspense is created and escalated. The book is a little crazy at first as Helen and Werner find themselves with a horrifying secret and struggle to maintain composure. I found some of the antics very funny but there was still a dark undercurrent. I also liked the fact the book focuses on the point of view of different characters which lets you try and figure out the truth. I liked this a lot.
