If you enjoy a psychological crime thriller, you will definitely like this one! The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler was published by One More Chapter on 11th May 2023. You can read my interview with Jackie here.
One spring morning, a bus full of children and their
teachers from a Cotswolds primary school head off on a much-anticipated day
trip.
But as night falls and the well-heeled parents – one or two
of them famous, as well as wealthy – wait at the school to collect their weary
offspring, it soon becomes clear that something has gone very wrong.
The children and their teachers simply do not come back.
What’s happened doesn’t seem possible.
How can an entire class of children simply vanish?
My Thoughts
This is such a good read. Well paced, the time seemed to fly by. The situation of the disappearing school bus is quite tantalising as you can absolutely feel the terror that the parents must be feeling. Each of the pairs of parents has their own story but they all share feelings of helplessness. You share the police officers’ incredulity at what seems to be happening. The viewpoints alternate between some of the parents, the police and eventually, the children and their teachers. This adds variety and also means that the reader is privy to certain information which some are not aware of.
Secrets from the past are shown to be corrosive and you have the feeling that no matter how long it takes, the truth will come out. Characters are shown gradually owning mistakes from the past and several of the marriages come under extreme strain. As the plot twists and turns, I did foresee some of the events but certainly was taken by surprise by the ending. This is an enjoyable story which feels like a fresh read and which certainly keeps the interest.
In short: secrets from the past, a mystery to be solved
About the Author
Jackie Kabler is an Amazon number one and USA Today
bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including The Perfect Couple, Am
I Guilty?, The Happy Family and The Murder List. Her novels have sold nearly a million
copies around the world and have been translated into eight languages.
Previously she worked as a newspaper reporter and then in television news for
twenty years, including nearly a decade on GMTV. She later appeared on BBC and
ITV news, presented a property show for Sky, hosted sports shows on Setanta
Sports News and worked as a media trainer for the Armed Forces. She now
combines writing with working as a presenter on shopping channel QVC. Jackie
lives in Gloucestershire with her husband.
Thanks to Jackie Kabler, One More Chapter and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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