My Darling boy is a riveting thriller/mystery about an accidental death which will tear two close families. During an argument between young best friends, one is killed. This death not only rips the two single parent mothers who are also best friends apart but divides their small English village. Although one was killed and the other put in prison, there are some secrets some hope will never see the light of day. And with the murderer on his way home after doing his time in prison, the two mothers must once again confront the memory of what happened those many years ago.
Chrissy and Alice were best friends as were their children Leo and Robbie. They spent all their time supporting each other and keeping each other’s secrets. Until one New Year’s Eve when the two boys begin to argue and there is a push and one of them dies.
Leo is horrified by what happened. While Chrissy and Alice are confused as to what the two close friends could have been fighting about. And in that one moment of anger needless to say, Chrissy and Alice never spoke again. But now, Leo is on his way home. The villagers anxious for is homecoming. Alice sends Chrissy a warning note, don’t come near us. But when Chrissy goes to pick Leo up from prison, he is not there. He had already been released and now is missing.
Chrissy, now frantic because Leo was supposed to come back to the village is terrified that he is already in violation of his parole. But she is more frightened that something has happened to him; that someone did not want him to come back has hurt him. Why? Who?
At the same time on the same day as Leo’s release, it was decided for some reason to have a memorial service for Robbie. But, with Leo missing, nobody feels safe. Where is Leo?
What we do know is that there are many, many hidden secrets, lies and mysteries and if they are exposed there will be more people who they love hurt. Leo must be found.
My Darling Boy is told between two timelines, the night of the killing as well as the day of Leo’s disappearance. As the timelines begin to merge, the secrets begin to spill out, and the story will grip you until every last secret is exposed…and then some!
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