This book is set in England in a community called Leedham. Cate and Archie are the teacher and child that are missing as described in the book's synopsis. Oliver is the head teacher, the husband of Cate, and the father of Archie. Lexi is a substitute called in to cover Cate's class after she is reported missing and is met with an interesting community; nosy parents, nosy neighbors in the community, and a thick veil of mystery. Will Cate and Archie be found? Did Oliver have anything to do with his family going missing?

I did really enjoy this book once I was finally able to get into it. The first 6 chapters or so are a very slow burn, and as an avid reader who can read an entire novel in a few hours, this one took me about a week to muddle through those first chapters to get hooked. This book is filled with smoke and mirrors; when you think you have something figured out, a twist happens that changes your thoughts, all the way until the end. Overall, it's a good story but I did have to take one star off for how slow the beginning was as it didn't pique my interest within the first two chapters. When I read a book, I base my reviews on several factors: overall writing, character development, believability of the events, and whether or not I would recommend this book to others.