I would like to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book. It was a very good read, with several twists and really made me think about how I would feel and act if I was in the position of Kate. I will be recommending this book.

D'oh! Yet again I've fallen for the "request a book that isn't the first in a series" - that said, I still enjoyed it.

This was a brilliant read. As soon as I started reading this book I just knew I was going to love it. Highly recommended

Unfortunately, although the premise and blurb initially drew me in, it failed to continue to do so and just fell a bit short.

Thank you to the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Great thriller, could no put it down through all the twists and turns. Would highly recommend to fans of this genre. Fiona Barton has done it again!!

This Book. I love Fiona Barton and this book was no exception her storytelling is just something else. I really enjoyed this book and the writing.

Keeps you guessing right until the last couple of chapters

Two girls go missing in Thailand but is their disappearance sinister?

Lots of twists and turns I loved it

Highly recommended

I have really enjoyed this series of books, and The Suspect was no exception. I found Kate to be an oxymoron- lovely in herself, but slimy and untrustworthy as a journalist.

Two, eighteen year old girls, Alex and Rosie go missing on their gap year in Thailand. Understandably their parents are frantic with worry. Journo, Kate Waters is the first on the scene to scoop the story for her paper. It also makes her think of her own son Jake, who is in Thailand too.

When the devastating news breaks Kate gets on the families sides in order to gain her exclusive. What she doesn't know is that her own life is also going to change dramatically when they arrive in Thailand....

Meanwhile, DI Bob Sparkes sets up his own investigation into the crimes with the help of his colleague which take them to the heart of the case.

A twisty read with interesting characters, full of secrets, lies and half-truths. I was totally engrossed in the story. Would recommend (I didn't realise this was part of a series, it's perfectly fine to read as a standalone - although I will go back and start at the beginning!)

I didn’t care much for a few of the characters, some were pretty shallow and weak in my humble opinion.

The basis of the story is nothing new. You’d be familiar with this in other books or real life newsworthy stories of young adults travelling abroad (in this case, Thailand) and after a few weeks they go missing.


The complications and intrigue of why and what happened to them kept me reading but the ending was quite weak.

I loved the audio version of this book, if I’d had stayed with reading it on ink and paper I think it wouldn’t have got 3*.

It flowed well. It was put together well, it’s just not a story that stands out.

Wonderfully written story with many twists and believable characters. A very different storyline and a parent's nightmare! Gives you the different views of the story and a gritty crime tale. Not sure I want my kids to go on a gap year after this though. Believable story & a great read,

I absolutely loved Fiona Barton's previous Kate Waters' books, The Child and The Widow and wondered if the excellent standard would be maintained. It most certainly was not! Unbelievable as it may seem, Ms Barton managed to surpass the brilliance of the earlier books and create a really original and frighteningly credible tale of torment for teenagers' parents. Bob Sparkes also returns and we see the friendship between him and Kate stretched, and new boundaries fixed. Unusually, Kate Waters always comes across as a likeable and engaging character; journalists are not generally cast in that role. They are mostly portrayed as underhand and manipulative, devoid of morals and ethics in their efforts to get the story. To see the relatable Kate Waters forced onto the other side of the wall, the preyed as opposed to the preyer, was an inspired and unique concept. There are many moral conundrums contained within the book and each one provides the reader an opportunity to think about how they would behave if they found themselves, (most unfortunately), in such a difficult set of circumstances. This isn't an action packed thriller, more a multi-layered puzzle and the removal of each layer reveals a different but equally perplexing situation underneath. Highly recommended if you're looking for a novel with a distinctly different view on a murder-mystery.

While I did buy a physical copy of the book, I would also like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for also allowing me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

The third book in the Kate Walters series yet again brought mystery, grittiness and intrigue for the read. Yes it wasn't quite as gripping as the first two books in the series, but this one was still very enjoyable, and kept me engrossed from beginning to end.
Cant wait for the next.

I absolutely love the Kate Waters books and have read all three. Fiona Barton has created a wonderful character in Kate and in this third book, we get to see a bit more of what makes Kate tick. With realistic characters and a fast paced story, this is a riveting read which I would highly recommend.

This is the second novel by Fiona Barton that I have read and she did not disappoint!

When two girls go missing in Thailand Kate heads over to investigate. I don't want to give too much away, but there were so many twists and turns and different stories rolled up into one. I couldn't put this book down!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Can't wait to read more Fiona Barton!

This was an interesting story about two girls missing in Thailand
These days this story is very topical as so many youngsters go travelling. Is it safe to do this, am sure any parent who is being told by there offspring this is what they want to do must be terrified after reading this story.
The two girls had never travelled together before, and they both wanted to do different things.
That is when problems happens, and they would never have foreseen what could happen to them.
Thanks netgalley for allowing me to read this story, which could non fiction or fiction.

I really enjoyed this book and found it very gripping. I loved the alternating narratives between the present and what actually happened in Thailand in the run-up to the investigation. It was a slow burner in terms of action, with things slowly being revealed to add twists to the investigation. I wasn't completely shocked by the revelation but for me, it wasn't about who did it and more about the story unfolding towards that point.

The Suspect is the third novel in the Kate Walters Series, having previously read The Widow I was eager to see what Baron had come up with next and this proved to live up to the previous book.

In the Suspect Two English girls have gone missing while travelling in Thailand on their gap year, and Kate is eager to cover the story as her own son is also travelling – it’s clear that there isn’t much contact between the rogue son and his family and as the book unfolds Kate’s personal connection takes centre stage

The narrative comes from three points of view ‘The Reporter” “The Mother” & “The Detective” and each is beautifully bought to life. There are many twists and turns as the plot develops and each leaves you gripped, desperate to find out the truth of what happened to the girls.

I loved the paradox of Kate being both mother and reporter and how her role changes througout the story.

Barton is definately becoming a master of her genre.

When two girls go missing in Thailand their parents are obviously frantic. Everyone else thinks they have just got caught up in the hedoism of the Thai tourist scene....but as the days pass and social media gets in on the act the families are thrown into the spotlight. Where are Alex and Rosie? Journalist Kate Waters is covering the story and feels the parents anguish. Her son has been in Thailand for two years and barely checks in. So she understands their worry. But at least she knows where he is....but as the case unfolds she soon realises this story comes closer to home than she could ever imagine.

I really like this series. Some have levelled accusations of slowness. I get that. These aren't thrill a minute stories. But what they are is engrossing and we'll plotted. They're not really whodunnits, that's always pretty obvious, more how it was done. There are a few twists but for me these are much more about the story than the shocks. I've really enjoyed this series so far and can only hope that there will be more soon.

A great thriller. Super entertaining with great twists. Less character development than I was expecting but a great read nonetheless. I do wish I'd read the first books though.