After the death of her first husband, when Maggie was only twenty-six, she went to work as a legal secretary until she remarried in 1968. I loved the way this was almost a puzzle: a mystery to be solved and it did make me question what to actually take at face value here and how authentic was the limited information we were being dripfed by the author. I read this over 10 days with Pigeonhole Books and at times I just wanted to keep reading to know what was going to happen next. The ending gives me chills everytime I think about it and is going to play on my mind for a very long time.

Each character was its own individual personality with vivid backstories and hooked you right in with how they all connected and surrounded the facts of the initial crime. That was the year I finished uni and started work, so I was studying and then working all hours, and barely watched any TV, but even in those days before instant and 24 hour news, I remember the saturation coverage and the tabloids’ fascination with the killers, which continues to this day, so while the premise seems at first unbelievable, on reflection it is plausible and therefore all the more horrifying. Laurel is convicted and imprisoned, but Rosie is deemed too young to be held responsible, and given a new identity as Hazel. While trying to remain a Positive Polly in the current climate, I am trying to stay away from anything too heavy or taxing and I find Historical fiction or trillers under 400 pages work well for me at the movement.

Platt-Clark is a human rights lawyer, and to her credit she takes a non-sensationalist approach in the novel. When guests are confined to the hotel, it brings home the claustrophobia and fear of detection Hazel has felt for the past 19 years, living under the dally threat of being found and exposed by those who either don’t believe she deserved to be given a second chance and/or who are looking for a scoop.

At just over halfway through my kindle told me I had 1 hour 30 left in the book, so I continued on hoping that something would change and I would feel differently. I really liked where this eventually took us in regards to that end reveal: but did feel that this should have been expanded on and some clarity offered regarding the Why? Nothing remarkable perhaps aside from the fact that she’s one of the titular ‘Flower Girls,’ a term coined for a pair of sisters (aged 10 and 6) who tortured and murdered a toddler those nineteen years ago. It's quite didactic which I liked; it dealt with morality in a subtle way rather than shoving preconceived ideas down your throat.Rosie was considered too young to be held responsible in the death of two year old Kirstie, so was given a new identity and moved away from Laurel, with her mother and father. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Having read several other books with a similar theme, I was excited to read this book as the description and blurb was intriguing and interesting.

Child killers are both horrific and fascinating if we are honest with ourselves and the author plays on that as the drama unfolds, cleverly messing with perception and ultimately leaving the reader with a distinctly uneasy feeling. Have fun with this sweet activity book all about a flower girl's preparations for a special wedding day! She is the author of several books for children, including THE FLOWER GIRL, THE RING BEAR: A FLIP-OVER BOOK and EFFIE'S IMAGE. Each book is filled with activities to suit the age of your guest; with ages 1 to 16 years available you’ll be sure to keep their little minds occupied during those ‘boring’ wedding moments. The solution to the mystery is well sign-posted as the plot progresses, and flashbacks reveal progressively more about the girls’ past, but then a bizarre double twist is thrown in that makes little sense and leaves a slightly bad taste.We have a range of different images to be used on the front cover of your activity book – just let us know your image selection by using the drop-down menu. Imagine her surprise when she discovers her idea of what she will be doing and her family's ideas are not the same. The characters became devices rather than fleshed out characters and because there’s some unreliable narrators involved I actually felt a little cheated with purposeful misdirection.