I don't even remember the exact moment I decided I wanted to be a writer for The Grit, it was just something I had always known, the same way doctors and firefighters carry their childhood dreams over into adulthood, cupping them so tightly they forget to look up and notice what else could possibly be out there. What else exists. holy. fking. batman. AGAIN. WHY??? WHY SO VERBOSE??? And also this math doesn't quite math. So all adult doctors/firefighters dreamed of doing so as a kid? Me thinks tf not. In the present day – the police and the family are no further forward, and Isabelle begins to tell her story of the sleepless nights and anguish she feels because there are still no suspects, no answers and no one is any nearer to finding Mason.

At the time, it reminded me of the stars: how two can collide and fuse into one—bigger, brighter, stronger than before. But what I didn’t know then was that when they collide too fast, they don’t fuse at all. Instead, they explode, evaporating into nothing.” The author has a tendency to use analogies in her writing, and almost all of these are excellent. It’s after a long time that I noticed such nice descriptive writing in a thriller. Then again, do people want beautiful prose in a thriller? Let me not open that Pandora’s Box. In the ‘Then’ timeline, things are pretty interesting and I was quite hooked onto the events that might have affected contemporary Isabelle. But towards the end, there come two “big reveals” that are utterly out of the blue and didn’t make sense at all. These killed the impact of this timeline for me.

Her husband Ben left her six months ago and has already found a “girlfriend”. He tells Isabella that she needs to put this behind her and get on with her life. WHAT MOTHER COULD EVER DO THAT?? I loved loved loved this book. It was so good. I guessed every character and I was wrong every time. All the characters seem to be untrustable. The influence of media in criminal investigations: The novel highlights the role that media, such as true-crime podcasts, can play in generating new leads and potentially uncovering new information in criminal investigations. All The Dangerous Things Quotes Isabelle goes to talk to Valerie to warn her about Ben. But Valerie doesn’t believe her. She says that Isabelle needs professional help and that Ben warned Valerie that Isabelle was “unhinged.”

All the Dangerous Things takes place in Savannah, Georgia. What genre is All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham? Izzy encounters a true-crime podcaster Waylon Spencer who had success solving a case. Although reluctant at first, Izzy gave in for an interview. He seems to be interested in her past and keeps digging but it's something Izzy wants to forget. All the Dangerous Things is a psychological thriller about a missing child and his sleep-deprived mother obsessed with finding out the truth behind his disappearance.

Waylon asks about a spare key and Isabella said theirs had been stolen a year before Mason disappeared. He asks her about all the baby monitor footage. They watch some of it together and Isabelle watches some on her own and sees herself sleepwalking in Mason’s room. Isabell confronts Waylon about lying to her. He tells her none of the evidence lines up with somebody from outside taking Mason. There were no foot prints on the carpet no dirt, and the dog didn’t bark. I step into the light, walking with purpose toward the host as he signals me onstage. The crowd continues to yell, some of them standing, clapping, the beady little eyes of their iPhones pointed in my direction, taking me in, unblinking. I turn toward the audience, squinting at their silhouettes. My eyes adjust a bit, and I wave, smiling weakly before coming to a halt in the center. Isabelle Drake tirelessly pounds the true crime circuit desperate to keep her 18 month old son Mason in the public eye after his kidnapping a year ago. It’s gruelling and punishing in more ways that one as Isabelle has had little more than micro-sleep since Masons disappearance. She drives herself forward stoked up with caffeine in a relentless bid to discover the truth. After one keynote speech she meets podcaster Waylon Spencer on the flight home and he offers his services. One thing is for absolute sure, no parents would want to walk a mile in her shoes. This extremely well written novel examines motherhood and the expectations that accompany it. Terrific... Willingham’s strong affinity for characters and her superior plotting elevate All the Dangerous Things. . . seals her place as a talented novelist." – South Florida Sun Sentinel

i was able to figure out everything very early on, but thats only because ive read loads of mystery/thrillers and can spot the ‘whodunnit’ a mile away. it has nothing to do with SWs storytelling, which remains pretty strong. the pacing is good, the reveals are timed well, the characters have depth to them, and i enjoyed how the past is woven into the present. Content warnings: Insomnia and sleep deprivation; disappearance; murder and attempted murder; mention of death by suicide; death and grief; depression; psychosis; postpartum trauma; night terrors; mention of pregnancy loss All the Dangerous Things Book Review / Summary A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. Isabelle Drake can’t sleep. Even as a child she struggled with what happened after she closed her eyes at night. Her repeated sleepwalking episodes were a mystery to her parents and troubling to her little sister, Margaret, who adored her big sister but was frightened by these behaviors.

The truth is, people love violence—from a distance, that is. Anyone who disagrees is either in denial or hiding something.” I thought the timeline was a bit all over the place sometimes, but I really enjoyed certain aspects of the writing, the plot, and the overall feel of the book. And I really just like thrillers about cold cases and missing people. The locations and settings add another dimension too as they perfectly match the events, creating a terrific atmosphere and heightening the tension and increasing intensity. However, Isabelle’s childhood – may provide some of the answers. Specifically, the untimely death of her sister Margaret who was drowned at a nearby lake. A trauma and loss that Isabelle still experiences especially during her insomniac nights, when she feels Margaret’s presence ever closer and the thoughts of her sister haunts her longed for peace and search for answers. The portrayal of different female characters was very good. All of them felt genuine, authentic, but flawed and complex. Yet I didn’t find myself rooting for any one of them which is unusual given the subject matter – missing child, working mother, spurned woman etc.. and the reason was because Isabelle wasn’t very likeable – nor were any of the other women for that matter.