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A mesmerizing new thriller from the author of Until You're Mine. Two years after a terrifying spate of teenage suicides, the remote village of Radcote has just begun to heal. Then a young man is killed in a freak motorcycle accident and a suicide note is found among his belongings. When a second boy is found dead shortly thereafter, the nightmare of repeat suicides once again threatens the community. Desperate for a vacation, Detective Inspector Lorraine Fisher has just come to Radcote for a stay with her sister, Jo, but the atmosphere of the country house is unusually tense. Freddie, Jo's son, seems troubled and uncommunicative, and Jo is struggling to reach out to him. Meanwhile, Lorraine becomes determined to discover the truth behind these deaths. Are they suicides, or is there something more sinister at work? Finding answers might help Freddie, but they'll also lead to a shocking truth: whatever it is--or whoever it is--that's killing these young people is far more disturbing than she ever could have imagined, and unraveling the secret is just as dangerous as the secret itself. Wicked, intense, and utterly compulsive, What You Left Behind confirms Samantha Hayes as a top thriller writer.
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
British author Hayes's superb second thriller featuring Det. Insp. Lorraine Fisher (after 2014's Until You're Mine) finds Lorraine looking forward to spending a week visiting her sister, Jo Curzon, and Jo's 18-year-old son, Freddie, in the affluent English village of Radcote. But Jo has recently separated from her husband, and Freddie is sullen and distant, spending most of the time in his room on his computer. Two years before, Radcote was shaken by six teenage suicides in two weeks. Jo worries that Freddie's attitude may be a precursor to him taking his own life, perhaps influenced by the recent suicides of two young men, both of whom lived at the New Hope Homeless Shelter. Suspicious about the "cluster suicides," Lorraine begins an investigation that leads to Sonia Hawkeswell, a wealthy shelter volunteer whose own son committed suicide. Intense character studies, aided by a perceptive look at teenagers united by feelings of alienation, complement the unpredictable plot. Agent: Oli Munson, A.M. Heath (U.K.). (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Hayes cooks up a new adventure for the least interesting character in her previous venture (Until You're Mine, 2014), British DI Lorraine Fisher.The last time readers saw DI Fisher and her DI husband, Adam, their marriage was cold, foundering and filled with suspicion, and their daughters were in the throes of teen angst. Hayes never explains how they manage to become a picture-perfect family again, but things are so good that Lorraine heads off on a jolly holiday with younger daughter Stella to see her sister, Jo, and Jo's teenage son, Freddie, who still live in the old family home in Radcote. Once they arrive, they find that Jo and her husband, Malcolm, have split, and there has been a spate of teen suicides in the area. Jo is concerned because Freddie locks himself in his room, cries a lot and cuts himself. What she doesn't know is that Freddie is also receiving upsetting texts instructing him to kill himself. Freddie's friend Lana stands by him, but her family has its own sorrowful past: Her brother, Simon, hung himself. Gil, Lana's uncle, is mentally slow, and he sends a couple of items to Lorraine that make her think the most recent "suicide" may not be that at all. But when she starts investigating, she finds that not only are the police not interested in her theories, but the chief investigator is an old nemesis. Hayes fills the book with people who have secrets, which is fine, but a lot of these characters withhold information for no good reason except that it gives her the opportunity to ratchet up the tension. And that quality will frustrate a lot of readers who will conclude that Radcote is populated by idiots. The author likes to add a twist or two at the end, but the conclusion seems contrived and a bit too neat. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
DI Lorraine Fisher (Until You're Mine, 2014) encounters shock instead of bucolic bliss when she visits her sister in the sleepy village where they grew up. A recent suicide has sparked fears that the bizarre suicide epidemic that claimed six young lives 18 months earlier is resurfacing. And Lorraine's sister's marriage is collapsing, leaving Lorraine's nephew, Freddie, completely out of sorts. Despite knowing she should stay focused on her family's issues, Lorraine is drawn into the suicide investigation when she's slipped evidence that the latest suicide was likely something more sinister, and she realizes that the local investigating detective is a class-A bungler. Lorraine is bothered by the numerous links between the local homeless shelter, her sister's friend Sonia Hawkesbill, and the suicides, but evidence of foul play remains elusive as another youth's body is found and Freddie's life is threatened. Although this sequel doesn't have the blindsiding twists its predecessor did, psychological-thriller fans will savor the suspenseful pacing and the relatable cast's interwoven motives and facades.--Tran, Christine Copyright 2015 Booklist
Library Journal Review
DCI Lorraine Fisher visits her sister for a busman's holiday in this series' second title (after Until You're Mine), the first scene of which features a stolen motorcycle, two reckless lovers, and a fatal accident. Or was it an accident? The tension in narrator Anna Bentinck's voice keeps the story gripping, even though the characters are annoying and unsympathetic stereotypes. Whether it's know-it-all Lorraine, her hysterical sister, or her pathetic nephew, this is not a family to envy. The most endearing character is autistic neighbor Gil, who knows all the secrets but is careful not to express them aloud. Bentinck brings him to life by slowly pushing out the important things he knows during his fast-paced, panicked reactions to the people around him. Though his family and the local police discount Gil's intelligence, Lorraine takes him seriously when she sees his detailed artistic renderings of violent death. Bentinck's pacing, pitch changes, and accents all contribute to the scary setting-a village where bullying and suicide seem the order of the day. VERDICT Recommended to listeners who enjoyed the first in the series. ["Hayes pulls readers in and keeps them captivated with plenty of red herrings, truly creepy characters, and a wickedly surprising ending that will stump even the most experienced thriller fan": LJ 11/15/14 starred review of the Crown hc.]-Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.