A MISSING CHILD
Ten years ago, the disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley’s young son almost destroyed him.
A GRUESOME DISCOVERY
A plea for help from an old friend leads Jonah to Slaughter Quay, and the discovery of four bodies. Brutally attacked and left for dead, he is the only survivor.
A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH
Under suspicion himself, he uncovers a network of secrets and lies about the people he thought he knew – forcing him to question what really happened all those years ago…
THE LOST is a twisty thriller which keeps you guessing until the end. Jonah Colley, a London police detective, whose life has been indelibly marked by the disappearance of his infant son 10 years previously, a disappearance that Jonah tortures himself about. He blames himself for the loss of his son, as does his ex-wife, who left him in the aftermath. Colley lost his son, his wife and, as a direct result, his best friend. When that estranged friend calls him late one night, panicked, begging for his help, Jonah drives to a desolate quay on the Thames where he discovers several dead bodies before being attacked and left for dead. As he recovers, Jonah finds that he is suspected of knowing more about the events of that night than he his telling, perhaps even that he is involved in the crimes. As he tries to discover the truth, Jonah begins to believe that there is a connection with his son’s disappearance.
Simon Beckett has delivered a tense, claustrophobic crime novel, a dark mystery in which the central character, and the reader, do not know what to believe or who to trust. It is a gripping story, a breathless page turner with believable and engaging characters. This was my first exposure to Simon Beckett and I really enjoyed it. It will be interesting to see where he takes the character next, THE LOST being the first in a series, and I look forward to discovering his previous series.
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