Never Look Back: She was the most brutal serial killer of our time. And she may have been my mother.

by A.L. Gaylin

She was the most brutal killer of our time. And she may have been my mother... When website columnist Robin Diamond is contacted by true crime podcast producer Quentin Garrison, she assumes it's a business matter. It's not. Quentin's podcast, Closure , focuses on a series of murders in the 1970s, committed by teen couple April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy. It seems that Quentin has reason to believe Robin's own mother may be intimately connected with the killings. Robin thinks Quentin's claim is absurd. But is it? The more she researches the Cooper/LeRoy murders herself, the more disturbed she becomes by what she finds. Living just a few blocks from her, Robin's beloved parents are the one absolute she's always been able to rely upon, especially now amid rising doubts about her husband and frequent threats from internet trolls. Robin knows her mother better than anyone. But then her parents are brutally attacked, and Robin realises she doesn't know the truth at all...

384 pages, Paperback

Published December 12, 2019

About the author

Author Alison Gaylin writing as A.L. Gaylin

Reviews

[Nicki Thoirs · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was OK. It took way too long to get to the point, I kinda guessed the twist before it happened.

[Lizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyable but I didn’t find the ‘big reveal’ big enough or surprising enough!

[Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book. An original idea, well written, with engaging characters. First book I have read by this author and I look forward to reading more.