Mystery Book Discussion Group to discuss The Boy in the Photo DB114634 by Nicole Trope. 10/23/2024

The NLS annotation follows: The boy in the photo DB114634 Author: Trope, Nicole Reading Time: 9 hours, 52 minutes Read by: Gabriella Cavallero Subjects: Psychological Fiction, Suspense Fiction “Six years ago. Megan waits at the school gates for her six-year-old son, Daniel. As the playground empties, panic bubbles inside her. Daniel is nowhere to be found. According to his teacher, Daniel’s father picked up his son. Except he and Megan are no longer together. After years of being controlled by her cruel husband, Megan finally found the courage to divorce him. Hands trembling, she dials his number, but the line is dead. Six years later. Megan is feeding her new baby daughter when she gets the call she has dreamt about for years. Daniel has walked into a police station in a remote town just a few miles away. Megan is overjoyed – her son is finally coming home. She has kept Daniel’s room, with his Cookie Monster poster on the wall and a stack of Legos under the bed, perfect to welcome him back. But when he returns, Daniel is quieter than she remembers… Desperate to find out what happened to her little boy and to help him heal, Megan tries everything – his favourite chocolate milkshake, a reunion with his best friend, a present for every birthday missed – but still, Daniel is distant. And as they struggle to connect, Megan begins to suspect that her son is hiding a secret. A secret that could destroy her family…” — Provided by publisher. Strong language. London : Bookouture, 2019. This book is not available on Bookshare. Alan Lemly will facilitate the 9/25/24 meeting and Shelly Kane will be facilitating the other meetings until our regular facilitator Liz Lindsey returns. Shelly can be contacted by email at [email protected].