Her heartbroken parents were left devastated by the loss.īut there is more to the story, and Kate is drawn-house by house-into the pasts of the people who once lived in this neighborhood that has given up its greatest mystery. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby?Īs Kate investigates, she unearths connections to a crime that rocked the city decades earlier: A newborn baby was stolen from the maternity ward in a local hospital and was never found. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story that deserves attention. Readers eager for an immersive, heartbreaking, and addictive story of love and loss will find an excellent summer read in THE CHILD.Īs an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. Barton has crafted a character-driven suspense novel that packs an emotional punch, with a deeply satisfying final plot twist. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy THE WIDOW, but I loved THE CHILD. This spring, Barton is back with a psychological thriller that proves that some things really do get better with time – and Barton's writing is one of them. The Verdict: character-driven, immersive suspenseįiona Barton made a name for herself with her New York Times-bestselling debut, THE WIDOW (2016).
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