Six Minutes

 Author: Petronella McGovern

ISBN: 9781760875282

Hi Everyone

I went from trusting every character to not trusting anyone!

How can fours mums be the problem? There are four of them for goodness sake.  Surely one would have seen something. I know how easy it is to be distracted while kids play but all the mums are there. One of them surely should have seen something if one of the mums were the problem!?

The teacher is a genuine good guy, it can't be the teacher!?

The mother is so anxious about getting back to her daughter, counting every minute that she is away. It can't be the mum, it just can't be the mum. I'm a mother and I hated being away from my kids when they were pre-schoolers.... it can't be the mum!?

The dad.... he's at work. It cant be him!? 

But then, all the cracks show in every individual. The little hidden things begin to form cracks in my initial thinking. How can I go from trusting everyone; to hearing the reality of everyone's individual lives; to not trusting any of them.  They all have issues! But, does that make them a suspect or even a bad person. Who doesn't have something that they keep hidden - even away from themselves - locked in the past.  Can we judge people for simple past anything? Normally I wouldn't, but this novel got me thinking. There was a missing child 🙅

So, I made everyone a suspect! Guilty until proven innocent!

The ending was fantastic, not at all what I expected (you have to read it to find out).

Description: 

How can a child disappear from under the care of four playgroup mums?

One Thursday morning, Lexie Parker dashes to the shop for biscuits, leaving Bella in the safe care of the other mums in the playgroup.

Six minutes later, Bella is gone.

Police and media descend on the tiny village of Merrigang on the edge of Canberra. Locals unite to search the dense bushland. But as the investigation continues, relationships start to fracture, online hate messages target Lexie, and the community is engulfed by fear.

Is Bella's disappearance connected to the angry protests at Parliament House. What secrets are the parents hiding? And why does a local teacher keep a photo of Bella in his lounge room?

What happened in those six minutes and where is Bella?

The clock is ticking...

This novel will keep you guessing to the very last twist.

Happy reading