I suspected everyone at one point or another, but could not have predicted the culprit or the situation around Lily's disappearance. Because Joanna thinks she knows what really happened to Lily - and if the truth gets out, it might be her undoing.

I started off a bit complacent, feeling like I has a good idea where the story was going - even though I didn't remember the synopsis! Another cracking read from Mara who has a fantastic writing style that draws you in to the darker elements of suburbia. June 2018: Joanna Murphy (mother of 3) moves into a new house in the SoCoDu suburbs, only to learn that it was the home of Lily Murphy before she disappeared. AND WHEN YOU OPEN THEM, YOUR CHILD IS GONEAs Joanna unravels the secrets at the heart of this close-knit community, her own dark past begins to resurface. There were quite a few characters to keep track of and I was left questioning everyone and whether they were behind the disappearance.The little girl she believes she killed all those years ago looked so much like Lily, her name was Lila.

With some people knowing more than they were letting on, we don't find out what happened to Lily until the very end. I've loved all her other books (some only slightly more than others) so when I got an advance copy from Netgalley I started reading straight away. When Joanna Stedman moves into a house in Rowanbrook, the neighborhood her husband grew up in, she is surprised to learn that they have bought the house of three year old Lily Murphy that went missing in 1985.The story revolves around a young girl, Lily, who went missing when she was only 3 and was never found.