The Child Garden by Catriona McPherson is the latest tale by the award-winning author. Publisher: Midnight Ink, September 2015

Eden was its name. “An alternative school for happy children.” But it closed in disgrace after a student’s suicide. Now it’s a care home, the grounds neglected and overgrown. Gloria Harkness is its only neighbor, staying close to her son who lives in the home, lighting up her life and breaking her heart each day.

When a childhood friend turns up at her door, Gloria doesn’t hesitate before asking him in. He claims a girl from Eden is stalking him and has goaded him into meeting near the site of the suicide. Only then, the dead begin to speak—it was murder, they say.

Gloria is in over her head before she can help it. Her loneliness, her loyalty, and her all-consuming love for her son lead her into the heart of a dark secret that threatens everything she lives for.

I love a book that when the ride was over, I wanted to stay over and the journey lingered within my soul until I finally closed the door. What a great read that kept me engrossed in all the narrative and details that the author presented in this riveting drama that once I picked up, I couldn’t put down until the last sentence was read. Catriona love of the mysteries is evident in all the books that I had the pleasure of reading. Looking forward to what’s next in her repertoire.