This is one of those thrillers/crime books that got me glued to the pages from the very beginning to the end. It starts full of promises for a super-packed of mystery novel and delivers all the way through.
The only criticism, if criticism is, is that it doesn't read as a plausible story which could really happen, both for the investigation itself and for the family situation of the Brights.
You can't not love Jack, the young boy turned head of a family turned thief, his bravery, courage and strength in keeping his sisters alive and together. I was not very impressed with the police force, Raynolds too weak and strange especially.
Overall a great thriller, full of suspance, great escapism.
Overall rating: 8 Plot: 8 Writing style: 7 Cover: 6
Title: Snap
The Plot:
But she doesn't come back. She never comes back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever. Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his mother. . .
The Author:
Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother. With her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work in 2013. Her fourth novel Rubbernecker was voted 2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. In 2018 her eighth novel, Snap, was longlisted for the Man Booker prize. Her books have been translated into 21 languages. She has also written the thriller High Rollers under the pen-name Jack Bowman.
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