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The Long Shadow

By: Anne Buist
Narrated by: Gail Knight
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Summary
 Write down something about yourself, as a mother, that worries you.

Psychologist Isabel Harris has come to the outback town of Riley because her husband Dean is assessing the hospital-the hub of the community-with a view to closing it down. Isabel, mostly occupied with her toddler, will run a mother-baby therapy group. But on the first day she gets an anonymous note from one of the mothers-

The baby killer is going to strike again. Soon.

Then a series of small harassments begins.

Is it an attempt to warn Dean off? Or could the threat be serious? A child was murdered in Riley once before.

As Isabel discovers more about the mothers in her group, she begins to believe the twenty-five-year-old mystery of a baby's death may be the key to preventing another tragedy.

"This mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat."--Buzzfeed, Best Australian Books Of 2015 (on Medea's Curse)

"[A] well-informed, fast-paced look at the dangers in the child welfare system." Kirkus (on This I Would Kill For)

"In The Long Shadow, Buist continues to impress with her smart brand of psychological thriller. A brooding story about small town secrets and the lies we tell to protect ourselves."--Emma Viskic, author of Resurrection Bay

"Buist's own extensive background in psychiatry shines through."--Herald Sun

"Suspenseful Aussie noir at its best."--New Idea Crime Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Suspense Fiction
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It took me a few times to get into this book. I purchased it and started it, but didn't find it interesting, so would read another book. I also found the narrator's voice irritating. However pushing through once again and I started to enjoy it. A good twist at the end.

Hard going initially, but worth it.

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