But when the lack of evidence casts doubt on her story, Estelle becomes the number one suspect in the eyes of the police and the media. Frustrated and unable to explain her daughter's disappearance, Estelle begins a desperate search. Supernatural elements introduced early in the tale hint at magic that never comes to pass, and the Jane Doe story line has so little to do with the rest of the book that it feels like an afterthought. Then a terrifying reality sets in: her seven-month-old daughter, Mia, is missing. Burt dooms an intriguing premise with arbitrary plotting, glacial pacing, and characters that lack depth and verisimilitude. Her mother supplies nothing but stories regarding strangers, however, leaving Dahlia to wonder whether she’ll ever know the truth about her family and their history. When Dahlia discovers an abandoned farm that’s been deeded to her mother and on which three bodies are buried, she demands answers. The experience inspires Dahlia to dig into the mysteries of her own past, including the absence of her father, the nomadic nature of her childhood, and her mother’s aversion to paperwork. Berkley, 16 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-1-4 At the start of this convoluted novel from Burt ( Remember Mia), 33-year-old Dahlia Waller finds an unidentified. At the start of this convoluted novel from Burt ( Remember Mia), 33-year-old Dahlia Waller finds an unidentified woman lying comatose in the woods near the home she shares with her mentally unstable mother in Aurora, Tex. Like Girl on the Train and Gone Girl, Remember Mia is a riveting psychological suspense, exploring what happens when a young mother’s worst nightmare becomes devastatingly real First I remember the darkness. struck a chord with readers and reviewers alike when it came out last year: called it too addictive to put down.
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