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The Son's Secret

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What if you're the only one who believes your son is missing? Get hooked by this chilling, twisty psychological novel of suspense, perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner, Laura Dave and Gillian Flynn!
Maggie Lawson is the smart, capable dean of a boutique college, but even the most confident mother has a weakness - her child. When Maggie can't reach her college senior son, Aiden, to tell him that his father has been shot, she starts to panic. She texts. She calls.
Is Aiden ghosting her, or have the dangerous stories Aiden's father, her investigative journalist ex-husband, pursues finally brought trouble to her door? Maggie is sure that something is very wrong, but no one believes her.


As dark events unfold, she must rely on her own investigative instincts to find Aiden. But when Maggie uncovers a devastating secret, she faces a race against time to save him.


With its dizzying plot twists, explosive family drama, and relentless pacing that races toward a shattering climax, The Son's Secret is a heart-pounding, emotionally charged "page-turner" (Kirkus Reviews) from Agatha Award-winning author Daryl Wood Gerber that will keep readers breathless until the final page.



READERS LOVE THE SON'S SECRET:

"A gripping and powerful tale" Rosemary, 5* NetGalley Review


"A psychological masterpiece . . . From the first pulse-quickening chapter to the spine-chilling climax, Daryl Wood Gerber's The Son's Secret gripped my senses and refused to let go" Vanessa, 5* Amazon Review


"A gritty, dark and twisted psychological thriller that will have you turning pages as quickly as you can" Micky, 5* Goodreads review


"An excellent thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat" Robyn, 5* Goodreads Review


"Unputdownable heart-stopping suspense!" Marjorie, 5* Goodreads Review

|Maggie Lawson is the smart, capable dean of a college, but even the most confident mother has a weakness - her child. When Maggie can't reach her son Aiden, she starts to panic. As dark events unfold, she must race against time to save him...
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      December 1, 2023
      A college dean in New Orleans is frantic when her son suddenly drops off the radar. Maggie Lawson's son is a college senior. Even when Aiden lost his girlfriend in a hit-and-run and then suddenly married Celine Boudreaux, her best friend, he's been good about keeping in touch--until now. First he seems to be ghosting his mother by barely answering her texts. When Maggie's ex-husband, an investigative reporter, is shot, Aiden is a no-show. Meanwhile, Maggie is facing pressures at work, including several unreasonable parents and a sexual harassment suit against a coach. Her best friend, Gina, is trying to keep her grounded, but Maggie has a very bad feeling about Aiden's sudden silence. Growing ever more desperate, she talks to Celine, with whom she has a cool relationship. After making excuses, Celine finally admits that Aiden's left her, and she has no idea where he is. Although Maggie had to cut the couple off financially because her house flooded and she has to pay to keep her mother in a care home, she doesn't think that's the problem. So she sets out to talk to Aiden's friends, the people at the digital design company where he's interning, and college contacts who might know his whereabouts. Maggie's dad was an LAPD veteran, and she attended the police academy before dropping out, so she has some connections in the New Orleans Police Department. But it's hard to get people concerned about a missing adult. Have family problems made her into a helicopter mother? So be it: Maggie decides she has to investigate herself if she's to find her beloved son. New Orleans is a perfect setting for the mixed bag of motives in this page-turner.

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