All the Dangerous Things: The gripping new psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark

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The identity of the kidnapper and the resolution of the mystery were easily the best parts of the book. The year is 1999, and a young Isabelle is growing up in a luxurious mansion, a home with an external opulence that belies the dysfunction within its walls. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. She and Waylon meet, and Waylon voices his belief that Ben either murdered Allison or manipulated her into overdosing when she became pregnant. As the two begin to work together, Isabel will begin to wonder if the events from her childhood could possibly be connected to Mason’s disappearance.

Isabella hasn’t had a full night’s sleep in a year, she stumbles through one day after another, hoping that some clue will be found to lead her to Mason’s abductor. Can I also just say how unbelievable it is to me that in both the past and the present the detectives knowingly turn a blind eye to the truth with a "You've been through a lot so I don't want to make things worse" type of attitudes?The past timeline is when Isabelle was growing up, she was a very deep sleepwalker and one night something happened that Isabelle thinks might have been her fault.

The impact of trauma and sleep deprivation: The novel highlights the psychological effects of trauma and severe insomnia, as Isabelle begins to doubt her own memories and perceptions of reality. Her mother appears and confesses that she killed Margaret because of postpartum psychosis following the stillborn birth of her third daughter, Eloise. Sorry,” I say, shaking my head, as if the motion could somehow clear the fog like windshield wipers swiping at rain. She’s tried just about anything to find Mason, even addressing conventions of true crime addicts, but these emotionally draining efforts don’t seem to be making any more headway than the stalled police investigation—which is why the usually guarded Isabelle agrees to cooperate with podcaster Waylon Spencer in hopes of persuading any listeners with possible leads to come forward. I wish I could always have tunnel vision: the ability to selectively focus on one single thing at a time.Valerie finally confesses a role in kidnapping Mason, taking him to a woman who could not bear children. All the Dangerous Things explores the often devastating secrets within families, the hard days of early motherhood and the lies we not only tell each other, but ourselves.

I lived for the smell of it wafting through my kitchen; the warmth of a mug pushed against my fingers, cold and stiff from standing on the back porch, watching the sun come up with morning dew beading on my skin. Isabelle (Izzy) Drake's toddler, Mason was snatched from his crib in the middle of the night, the baby monitor ran out of battery and there was no break-in. Stacy Willingham masterfully captures the best of the “unreliable narrator” trope through her story’s convincing protagonist. STACY WILLINGHAM is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark. Isabelle’s grudging partnership with true crime podcaster Waylon Spencer leads her down new paths and makes her question everyone’s culpability—including her own.Hesitant at first, Isabelle eventually acquiesces to this request, figuring that as a True Crime devotee, Waylon has just as much incentive to help solve the case and bring Mason back. Agents, especially, have to be extremely choosy when taking on a new client, so try to look at every rejection as you just slowly checking them off a giant master list, which means that with every rejection, you're getting closer and closer to the one that will eventually say yes. Isabelle expresses her belief that Ben was involved with Mason’s disappearance, and Valerie tries to kick her out. To make matters worse, public sentiment hasn’t always been kind to Isabelle, and she has reason to wonder if the suspicion voiced by strangers—vicious rumors surrounding her own possible culpability in her son’s disappearance—might have some truth to it.

Waylon Spencer: a famous podcaster who already solved a cold case about missing child approaches to her: He wants to make interview, teaming up with Isabella to dig out more about Mason’s case!Highly recommended for fans of Lisa Jewell’s THEN SHE WAS GONE and Jennifer Hillier’s LITTLE SECRETS, this is a 2023 mystery not to be missed. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links—at no extra cost to you. I was so excited to be granted an arc for Stacy Willingham's latest novel after hearing so much praise for it so it always pains me to be the dissenting opinion in the crowd.