For three years, Kate Marshall has been grieving the loss of her husband and their four-year-old son in a boating accident. But when she spots a familiar-looking child on an escalator in the mall, she is convinced it is the son she thought was dead. With police skeptical of her story, she turns to private investigator Connor Sullivan. The former Secret Service agent is dubious but agrees to … investigate. Digging into the case he discovers that the incident may have been no accident at all. But if Kate’s son is alive, someone is intent on keeping him hidden–and may be willing to go to lethal lengths to protect a sinister secret.
As Irene Hannon’s many fans have come to expect, Deceived is filled with complex characters, unexpected twists, and a riveting plot line that accelerates to an explosive finish.
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What if you were told that your son and husband were both missing and presumed dead? What if they found your husband, drowned, and your son’s life jacket, empty? What if for three years you grieved your double loss, moved thousands of miles away from New York state to St. Louis and began to come to terms with the loss. Then, in a crowded mall, …
I liked how Ms. Hannon dealt with the emotions of a mother who experienced the deep loss of a husband and child and then a new relationship. Very real and very relatable.