Author: Liz Nugent
Published: June 12th 2018 by Gallery/Scout Press
Format: eBook, Hardcover, 320 pages
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
The very end of this book is odd, I cannot say out of character, but I can say that I am questioning the fit and if it even needed to be there. But then again, to fully understand what Lydia had become, it could not have been told in any other way.
Helicopter mothering has been taken to a whole new level in “Lying in Wait” and Laurence Fitzsimons is about to find out the lengths that his mother will go to, to not only protect him, but to keep him as close to her as she can since Annie Doyle reneged on her deal and is now buried in the backyard.
Laurence’s parents had a plan, they were broke, living in a mausoleum of a home that they could not afford, and mentally unstable Lydia wanted just one more child - why not broker a deal according to their terms. The problem was that the legitimate agencies rejected them and now with Laurence reaching legal age, and wanting to branch out on his own, they were in a time crunch with very few options.
When the police start to tie observations together, Laurence begins to ask his own questions. In a strange coincidence he befriends the family of Annie where he can quiz them, guide them, and distracting them all at the same time. With a story told in three voices, the reader is following each of their timelines, and in doing so, realizes the depth of derangement that is all Lydia, and the lengths that Laurence will go to get his answers.
This book would make an incredible movie. The creepy gothic feel, the burgeoning understanding of each character as the depth of Lydia’s mental illness and domination are revealed, resulting in a final true entrapment that Laurence will never be able to escape.
Helicopter mothering has been taken to a whole new level in “Lying in Wait” and Laurence Fitzsimons is about to find out the lengths that his mother will go to, to not only protect him, but to keep him as close to her as she can since Annie Doyle reneged on her deal and is now buried in the backyard.
Laurence’s parents had a plan, they were broke, living in a mausoleum of a home that they could not afford, and mentally unstable Lydia wanted just one more child - why not broker a deal according to their terms. The problem was that the legitimate agencies rejected them and now with Laurence reaching legal age, and wanting to branch out on his own, they were in a time crunch with very few options.
When the police start to tie observations together, Laurence begins to ask his own questions. In a strange coincidence he befriends the family of Annie where he can quiz them, guide them, and distracting them all at the same time. With a story told in three voices, the reader is following each of their timelines, and in doing so, realizes the depth of derangement that is all Lydia, and the lengths that Laurence will go to get his answers.
This book would make an incredible movie. The creepy gothic feel, the burgeoning understanding of each character as the depth of Lydia’s mental illness and domination are revealed, resulting in a final true entrapment that Laurence will never be able to escape.
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