3.5 stars rounded up.

In 1984, three kids went into the woods to play, but only one returned. The bodies of the other two kids were never found. Years later, the boy who was found is now a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad. Along with his partner they must solve the murder of a young girl found near the same woods where his friends disappeared all those years ago. Will they find a connection between the two cases?

I thought the premise of this book sounded intriguing. Someone involved in a crime as a child now solving a similar crime, sign me up! However, I did feel the book dragged a bit. There were a lot of characters to keep track of and some parts of the story were not necessary to keep the story going. With that said, I did enjoy the author’s style of writing. Her descriptions were beautifully written, and she transported me to Ireland and the Knocknaree hillside.

At one point, Rob, our narrator, mentions that the present day case was not easy to solve, but I honestly saw some of it coming very early on. Not all of it, but a main part. That didn’t stop me from reading though. I wanted to know what happened to those kids who disappeared all those years ago and how the cases were related which kept me reading. Sadly I did find the ending a bit disappointing though.