The Wrong Mother: A Zailer and Waterhouse Mystery (A Zailer & Waterhouse Mystery)

The Wrong Mother is a complex psychological thriller. The characters are drawn more richly than in most books of this genre. I could relate very well to the main character, harried not-quite-a-supermom Sally Thorning, and struggled along with Sally, trying to figure out what was going on. I did not figure it out until very near the end. Highly recommended page turner.

I thought this book was incredible. The storyline was great & the fact that I couldn't figure out who the bad guy was until right before it was revealed says a lot. My mind was going crazy trying to figure it all out & I just couldn't. Sophie Hannah did an amazing job writing this book by giving the reader so many twists and turns. The writing was perfect and even though I had many questions along the way, they were all answered for me by the end. I can't believe that this is only the authors third crime novel. This is what this author is meant to write. I can't wait to read more. I would highly recommend this book.

This book was engaging and an easy read. Full of twists that were unexpected. I like that the book is told in multiple characters' perspectives.

Just an FYI: The Sophie Hannah book, The Point of Rescue, and her book, The Wrong Mother, are the same book. I don't know why it was re-titled, but I almost bought both of them, thinking the description/summary was an error.

Sally had an affair. She was exhausted and in desperate need of a break. When her business trip was unexpectedly cancelled, she decided to get away anyway. She met Mark and their tryst began. They talked about lives they lead, about their work and about their families. When the vacation came to an end, the two parted ways thinking they would never see each other again. One night while Sally and her husband are watching TV and to Sally's surprise, Mark's name comes up on the news. To her surprise, his wife and child have both been killed. When they show Mark's picture, Sally realizes that the man she was with was not really Mark, her short term lover was using the identity of someone else. Now she is in panic mode and scared for her family. Will she be able to protect her family from this madman that she once shared a bed with? I'm addicted. Now I have to go out and buy all of her other books. Seriously. This was a phenomenal read that blew my mind. I actually received an ARC of this at the beginning of the summer, so I had actually read it a while ago. I am still in a daze over how wonderfully thrilling this book was. If you aren't going to buy it, at least enter my giveaway because I really think you all could get hooked on Sophie's writing. If you do, maybe we could start a club. LOL.