This book is told over dual timelines. This is a well written mystery. The novel is multi layered. The characters are well developed.
There is a lot of tension, especially at the end. A really good book.

Emotionally fragile after an accident during child birth, Jess is now wheelchair bound. During an outing to the park, a young girl tells her that the woman everyone believes is her mother is not. Now Jess must investigate to see if the girl is telling the truth. But everyone around Jess believes she's emotionally unstable and needs to leave well enough alone.
Told in alternating chapters between Jess and Morag, the mother/ not mother, readers will be tested looking for clues on which truth is the real one. Each woman seems truthful, but one of them.....well you'll have to figure it out for yourself. This is definitely an easy 5 star read that those who love their thrillers layered in tension filled chapters will love and recommend.

I must firstly apologise for the amount of time it has taken me to provide a review of this book, my health was rather bad for quite some time, something that had me in hospital on numerous occasions and simply didnt leave me with the time I once had to do what I love most.

Unfortunately that does mean I have missed the archive date for many of these books, so It would feel unjust throwing any review together without being able to pay attention to each novel properly.

However, I am now back to reading as before and look forward to sharing my honest reviews as always going forward. I thank you f0r the patience and understanding throughout x

Couldn't put this down. Read in one sitting because I had to find out what happened.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed the back and forth narrative of this one and the way you hold some information that each character doesn’t, you still ultimately don’t have the full picture.
The ending was really good and not what I was expecting. Will definitely read more of this authors books again.

Mummy's Little Secret is a thriller told by two slightly unreliable narrators, Jess a wheelchair bound Mum, and Morag, an older Mum. After a chance meeting in a park while spending time with their young daughters, Jess and Morag's lives quickly become entwined. Both women are hiding secrets and show signs of instability. Alternating chapters give both women a chance to tell their story. The police procedural chapters of the book paint DI Mike Ferry as an inexperienced police office who makes mistakes under pressure. Parts of this story need reality to be suspended however I still enjoyed this fast-paced thriller. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital copy of M.A. Hunter's book. M.A. Hunter also writes under the name Stephen Edger.

This story is a ride! I completely feel for the main character. She leads one crazy life. How much can one person take?

This poor woman has no support system she can count on. Why doesn’t anyone even consider she might be truthful?

Thankfully it all makes sense at the end!!

This was a wild psychological thriller.

While the MC was going through a lot of things, her friends were not it. Who doesn't check up on someone after what she has gone through?

I didn't see the twists coming I was getting angry at everyone 🤣.

Thank you Netgalley!

What would you do if a child tells you that this woman is not my mum? I know I would want to find out more. I would want to help if I could. This story was compelling and a bit scary. I enjoyed it very much. But can you believe what a child confesses? I was on the edge of my seat. I want to believe that children so young would not make up things like this. I really wanted to be right but you will have to read this book to know the ending. I know I was hooked to learn the answer to my questions. *This book was given to me for free at my request from NetGalley and I provided this voluntary review.*

A complex plot but one you read as quickly as possible to find out the truth! There are lots of deep secrets and the tension builds to a heart pounding level.

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I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

A fantastic page turner and I loved the fact that we don't even know the identity of the victim for a good chunk of the book, which made me absolutely gripped to the past narrative to try to work out clues.

Unfortunately this book was not for me, it was a bit slower than I would like and it just didn't hold my attention. I am sure other people will love it!

Dark thriller that had you hooked from the off. The book was very well written. Great plot. Very exciting. Fast paced to get your heart racing. Loved this book

A solid four star read. Great characters and a lovely writing style. Plenty of suspense to keep you guessing. It even had a twist that you definitely won’t see coming. Recommend!

I thought this was a good story. Not overly done. It had a good amount of suspense and it was very intriguing and kept my interest peaked.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book

shes not my mummy.... those 4 words spoken in a whisper to jess set in motion a trail of events that would end up with someone losing their life

as addictive as this book is the main character of jess really did my head in...to the point that i would have to put my kindle down and go and do something else for half hour....and then carry on with the story after...

but then thats a good sign of a brillaint writer that can get under your skin with a character....

found this to a very engaging book apart from jess...and will be on the look out for more from this author

I got this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. And I have to say, I'm really glad I did! This isn't one I would have found on my own, but I ended up enjoying it a great deal. All of the twists unfolded very organically, nothing felt forced or rushed. Nothing was out of the blue, "I didn't see that coming!" either though, so it doesn't quite get five stars. However I did very much like it and I will definitely be looking up more by this author!

As a big fan of the missing children series I was very excited to read this, and I wasn’t disappointed. I was completely drawn into the story, a brilliant and gripping tale.

MUMMY’S LITTLE SECRET - by M. A. Hunter

You can’t help but be immediately pulled into the story when five-year-old Daisy, daughter of Morag, tells Grace’s mum Jess four words that propel her—and by extension the reader—on a roller coaster of obsession to learn the truth…

‘She’s not my mum.’

The narrative plays out in alternating chapters titled ‘Before’ and ‘Now’, each from Jess’, Morag’s, or another character's perspective.

I love this writing style as it builds tension by giving the reader snippets of past and present events that we, along with Jess, must piece together to learn the truth.

There are times wherein it is difficult for me to stay engrossed, which comes down to when certain plot points are revealed and plausibility by way of execution comes into question for this reader.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it.

Thank you, NetGalley and One More Chapter (HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd), for providing me with an eBook of MUMMY’S LITTLE SECRET at the request of an honest review.