Publication Date: September 30, 2024
We thought it was nothing. Now she’s missing…
I look at our neighbours gathered in the garden for our annual summer barbecue, sipping chilled wine and smiling at my two daughters sprawled on the grass. I go inside to help refill glasses and then I hear it. A shrill scream that stops me in my tracks.
I race outdoors to silence, a sea of bewildered faces. My first thought is for my girls, but they are there unhurt. With relief, we push the chilling sound to the back of our minds, returning to our drinks and conversations like it never happened.
But it’s a terrible mistake. The next morning, we wake to the news that Jenna, my younger sister, who often babysits my daughters, is missing. A frantic search begins, and when Jenna’s slender gold necklace is discovered in the bedroom of our strange neighbour, suspicion falls on him.
But he denies knowing where Jenna is and there are little details that are keeping me awake at night. One of my daughters has a secret about Jenna that I know I should share with the police. But I don’t want anyone to look too closely at our family. Because then our secrets will come to the surface. And I’ll do anything to prevent that…
A completely unputdownable page-turner that will have you utterly hooked. Fans of Lisa Jewell, K.L. Slater and Freida McFadden will be gripped by The Cry.
A piercing cry breaks out during a neighborhood barbecue, but no one can find the source. The next morning, 20-year-old Jenna is missing.
Author S.D. Robertson serves up a tale of suspense in The Cry. Told from the perspective of various neighbors, deception proves to be a common theme. The shift between narrators does seem distracting, especially since the chapters are short and there are so many characters.
Paige knows something has happened to her best friend in spite of text messages saying otherwise. A secret affair is only one of the many secrets being kept within the neighborhood.
As the web of secrets slowly untangles, the author continues to add twists. When the final outcome is revealed, it’s something completely unexpected.
The Cry sets the stage for a tale of neighborhood suspense as secrets and lies are discovered.
Former journalist S.D. Robertson is a USA Today and #1 Kindle bestseller. He quit his role as a local newspaper editor to pursue a lifelong ambition of becoming a novelist – and he’s never looked back. Stuart, whose work has been translated into ten languages, is a reluctant DIYer and unofficial tech support provider for his family. He lives in a village near Manchester and is married with one daughter. There’s also his cat, who likes to distract him from writing by any means possible.
