Review of Dead Reckoning

Asma Aisha Ansari · Post by **Asma Aisha Ansari** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:13

Gilly and Sally's decision to keep a dead baby is startling. And, I want to see how author Lea O'Harra has handled the theme of hatred in this riveting crime thriller.

Cheryl Erickson · Post by **Cheryl Erickson** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:16

How horrifying for twelve-year-old girls to find a dead baby in a shoebox in a cemetery! Why they chose to keep it a secret and bury it is beyond me! Then add child abductions to the plot, which is enough to scare me out of town! I wonder how Gilly and Sally finally solve the mysteries of their hometown in Indiana.

Jack King · Post by **Jack King** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:21

This is a great review and helps people to decide if they want to read it as well!

Adeoluwa Adebusuyi · Post by **Adeoluwa Adebusuyi** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:21

I love reading books on crime/horror. The narrative of the book sounds top-notch. Would love to try out the book. Thanks for the review.

Jack King · Post by **Jack King** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:21

This is a great review and helps people to decide if they want to read it as well!

Chinazo Anozie · Post by **Chinazo Anozie** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:23

I usually like thrillers, but one with a dead baby might just be too much for me. I'll pass on this book.

Sharon Morris 2 · Post by **Sharon Morris 2** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:28

I did recon in the story of Gilly her marriage to toshi. Her best friend Sally brother Harry and a dead baby that has a link to murders. I captivating story from the beginning and I must read to find out the ending

Nube Vargas · Post by **Nube Vargas** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:29

Crime book about Gilly whose narration of twenty-six years back about a baby that her friend Sally found in the woods is a thirilling story with lots of turn overs, very interesting and highly recommended

Esther Godwin Ogechi · Post by **Esther Godwin Ogechi** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:32

This a book worth reading. Who left the baby's body? What instigated the girls to hide the body? What is the motive behind the subsequent abductions? I love books like this.

Olga Markova · Post by **Olga Markova** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:34

I enjoyed reading this review more than sampling the first chapter of this book. I personally found the sample too macabre - there was no positive crutch to hold on to in Gilly's story of her arrival at her family home or in her memories of her childhood - why on earth did she and Sally choose a cemetery for their playground?! And Fluffy licking the dead baby's face felt horrible. I am a fan of crime fiction but not so grotesque.

FunkyFlowerLady · Post by **FunkyFlowerLady** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:37

A crime thriller with horror elements, Gilly's tale appears to be rife with unfavorable emotions like guilt, anger, and contempt. I wonder whether that has anything to do with the children who died. Nice review!

Amanda Warner · Post by **Amanda Warner** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:45

Some of the things that we do when we are young can haunt us later on in the future, and this was the case for Gilly and her friend Sally, as their actions haunted or affected them years later, even if they were kids when the event took place. Nice review.

Tars · Post by **Tars** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:51

The description seems interesting enough to put the book on the shelf for further reference, but definitely not calling me to read it right away. To be honest, I am mostly freaked out by the mere fact of twelve years old kids deciding to keep a dead baby they found in the woods. Still, congratulations on BOTD!

Nathaniel Sarah · Post by **Nathaniel Sarah** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:54

The plot of this is amazing and I enjoyed reading your review. I wonder why Sally and her friend decided to keep a dead baby.

Roxana Almira · Post by **Roxana Almira** » 28 Mar 2023, 13:57

Thank you for the nice review .It's really intriguing, even if it's not my usual type of book,it leaves me wanting to find out Gilly's story and more about the others characters.