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Reflections
Forty years is one of those special anniversaries when people are more inclined to remember the past. Not that Pippa Golding is taking any chances.
Purporting to be a journalist researching a book about unsolved missing person cases, she brings the story of the disappearance of Daisy Burrows and Jimmy McGill back into the present, leaving those involved in the lives of the two missing people anxious and reluctant to speak with her.
For her parents and brother, Daisy remains the five year old, innocent child. For the teacher, criticised for allowing a little girl to run out of the classroom and disappear, she is a reminder of a lost career. For Joey McGill, his mentally-disabled brother remains the abductor, the guilty party.
Pippa believes there’s truth to uncover but what is her interest in this particular story. While her search for information continues, the five people she’s unnerved feel they’re being forced to relive that September day forty years before, when things weren’t quite as they’d seemed.
Purporting to be a journalist researching a book about unsolved missing person cases, she brings the story of the disappearance of Daisy Burrows and Jimmy McGill back into the present, leaving those involved in the lives of the two missing people anxious and reluctant to speak with her.
For her parents and brother, Daisy remains the five year old, innocent child. For the teacher, criticised for allowing a little girl to run out of the classroom and disappear, she is a reminder of a lost career. For Joey McGill, his mentally-disabled brother remains the abductor, the guilty party.
Pippa believes there’s truth to uncover but what is her interest in this particular story. While her search for information continues, the five people she’s unnerved feel they’re being forced to relive that September day forty years before, when things weren’t quite as they’d seemed.
300 pages, ebook
Published November 2, 2020
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About the author
Stuart Bone
5 books28 followersStuart Bone was born and raised in Essex, England. He spent twenty years working as an accountant in the London banking industry before giving it all up to concentrate full time on his writing career.
He started out writing humorous fiction and sets each of these books in his fictional county of Tenhamshire.
Stuart then branched out into psychological mystery thrillers. He continues to write in both genres and has seen his writing career go from strength to strength.
He started out writing humorous fiction and sets each of these books in his fictional county of Tenhamshire.
Stuart then branched out into psychological mystery thrillers. He continues to write in both genres and has seen his writing career go from strength to strength.
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February 19, 2026
Reflections is a slow-burning, atmospheric mystery that lingers long after the final page. The premise alone is haunting a child’s disappearance, a vulnerable suspect, and a small village buried under decades of silence. What makes this story compelling is not just the mystery itself, but the emotional weight of secrets carried for forty years.
Pippa Golding is a determined and layered protagonist, and her pursuit of the truth feels both personal and necessary. The tension builds steadily as old lies unravel, revealing how deeply the past can shape the present. The marshland setting adds a chilling, almost claustrophobic tone that perfectly complements the themes of guilt, memory, and buried truths.
A thoughtful and gripping read for anyone who enjoys character-driven mysteries with emotional depth.
Pippa Golding is a determined and layered protagonist, and her pursuit of the truth feels both personal and necessary. The tension builds steadily as old lies unravel, revealing how deeply the past can shape the present. The marshland setting adds a chilling, almost claustrophobic tone that perfectly complements the themes of guilt, memory, and buried truths.
A thoughtful and gripping read for anyone who enjoys character-driven mysteries with emotional depth.
February 20, 2022
A truly gripping read
Having read Stuart Bone's other books, the humorous ones, this was sitting on my bookshelf for some time. Big error on my part as this was a cracking read, finished in two sittings.
It's hard to review without giving much away, other than to say there are brilliantly written characters, backstories that intertwine and keep you reading through to the end.
A talented author indeed.
Having read Stuart Bone's other books, the humorous ones, this was sitting on my bookshelf for some time. Big error on my part as this was a cracking read, finished in two sittings.
It's hard to review without giving much away, other than to say there are brilliantly written characters, backstories that intertwine and keep you reading through to the end.
A talented author indeed.
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