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Under Her Care

By: Lucinda Berry
Narrated by: Emily Ellet, Eileen Stevens, Brian Holden, Marli Watson
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Summary

From the bestselling author of The Perfect Child comes a shocking thriller about the disturbing complexities of a mother’s love and the deadly consequences of unravelling family secrets.

On a humid summer day in Alabama, a mayor’s wife turns up brutally murdered under a railroad bridge. Standing next to her body is fourteen-year-old Mason Hill, the autistic son of former Miss USA Genevieve Hill. The locals are quick to level their verdict on young Mason: he did it.

The town detective calls in local autism expert Casey Walker to consult on the case. At first, Casey tries to keep an open mind. But the more time she spends with Genevieve, the more her unease grows, and she suspects that Genevieve is doing more than just protecting her son.

Casey’s misgivings surrounding Genevieve’s story only intensify when she meets Savannah, Genevieve’s nineteen-year-old daughter. Savannah, as it turns out, has some disturbing secrets of her own. But as Casey dives ever deeper into the Hill family dynamic, her search for the truth leads to another shocking murder—one that shatters her understanding of the human condition in ways she never imagined.

©2022 Heather Berry. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

“The action never wavers, and the surprises are unending. Berry is writing at the top of her game.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[It’s] a humdinger…Perfect for suspense fans.”Kirkus Reviews

“Lucinda delivers every time. Unputdownable.”—Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author

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This one doesn’t seem to get the attention it deserves

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Domestic/psychological thriller. It’s starts more domestic, then develops into a psych thriller. This isn’t a book that I see mentioned on social media, I think it deserves more attention.

I had the audiobook read by Emily Ellett, Eileen Stevens, Brian Holden and Marli Watson an impressive number of narrators. I’m not a fan of Southern US accents, but I settled into the narration.

Genevieve is the mother of Mason who is neurodivergent and non verbal. Mason was found distressed next to a murdered woman’s body.

Casey Walker is a specialist called in by the police to try and unlock what is going on in Mason’s head. She was my favourite character, as she was dogged getting to the truth.

There’s a lot of information given about autism spectrum disorder, which is great if you have an interest in the subject. I found it really interesting.

There are multiple pov including Mason’s thoughts. Mason’s POV didn’t work well for me, although by the end it made sense.

There’s a lot of twists and turn’s, It’s quite dark too( not her darkest)- the authors trademarks. It’s got a good even pace throughout, it’s not the fastest, but lots of interest with revelations evenly spaced throughout.

I loved it, it’s one I’d highly recommend, especially the audiobook version, as narrators added to the story.

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A brilliant book

Really enjoyable and well performed book. The book was hooking as always and was well written.

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A little underwhelming and predictable

Not my favourite of LB’s books. It was enjoyable but I guessed most of the plot

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