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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This is a story filled with messy, complicated characters, none of whom are totally blameless, and none of whom are purely “evil,” either—and it’s all the more compelling for their many gray areas. We are nothing but what we choose to believe, but it’s all a mirage, bending and warping and shimmering in the distance, changing its form at any given second.

All in all, except for the ending, this was too slow and too melodramatic and too whiny and too clichéd for me. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). But alongside this, Isabelle is also turning her attention inwards, asking long-ignored questions about herself, her past, and what really happened all those years ago.

Isabelle Drake is exhausted and hasn't slept in nearly a year since her toddler son, Mason, was taken during the night. During one of Isabelle’s nocturnal walks with her dog, she sees a strange old man rocking on his porch. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster—but his interest in Isabelle's past makes her nervous.

As this is advertised as a thriller in every blurb and almost every review, I was hoping for something fast and high-octane. I wasn't the biggest fan of Stacy Willingham’s previous novel, A Flicker in the Dark , but I thoroughly enjoyed All the Dangerous Things.Isabella Drake: a struggling and grieving mother, suffering from insomnia after her son Mason has been kidnapped a year ago! Faced with an ever-growing web of deception, she must confront her own demons and navigate a treacherous world where trust is elusive and danger lurks at every turn. Stacy Willingham’s masterful use of dual timelines adds intrigue and atmosphere to this compelling mystery, while her immersive writing draws readers into our protagonist’s increasingly unstable state of mind. Motherhood meant sleep deprivation but since Isabel's baby was taken, she's had no real sleep in a year.

At first she's appalled and wants nothing to do with him but after taking time to think about it more she believes he may be able to help so the two work together to try to find Mason. Isabelle (“Izzy”) Drake narrates, alternating between her present-day self and her younger self in 1999. Trust and deception: Throughout the story, the theme of trust and deception is explored, as Isabelle struggles to discern who she can rely on, including herself, while navigating a world filled with secrets and lies. 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. All-in-all it’s a fantastic second outing by Stacy Willingham and an excellent thriller to end my year!I suppose Ben could have been arrested on some conspiracy kidnapping charge, though Valerie isn’t around to testify against him. As she shares her story with Waylon and her severe insomnia persists, she’s met with the uncomfortable truth that Mason’s disappearance isn’t the only mystery to unravel. Isabelle has a flashback to her childhood, in which her younger sister Margaret expresses discomfort with Isabelle’s sleepwalking. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books, NetGalley and author Stacy Willingham for the digital ARC and Macmillan Audio for the ALC to honestly review. Stacy Willingham effectively weaves together past and present, drawing readers into a hypnotic tale of long-buried secrets and their present-day fallout in her gripping sophomore suspense novel.