Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker

Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME THAT YOU MADE A DATE TO VISIT TALL OAKS?

Tall Oaks is an idyllic small town, until the disappearance of a young child throws the tight-knit community into crisis.

Jess Monroe, the boy's distraught mother, is simultaneously leading the search and battling her own grief and self-destructive behaviour. Her neighbours watch on, their sympathy masking a string of dark secrets.

This is a small town where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide. And as the investigation draws towards a climax, prepare for a devastating final twist . . .


3 year old harry goes missing presumably taken from his bed one night. His distraught mother Jess relentlessly keeps up the pressure to find him with the help of Jim the local police chief as they work to solve the mystery. Could it be other residents know more than they’re saying? Through snapshots of residents lives we are given plenty of red herrings along the way.

I absolutely loved the character of Manny and his sidekick Al - pure genius - who provided the light relief in this intense novel. Surely Manny deserves his own story - had me laughing aloud with tears rolling down my face as I could picture him in front of me the descriptions were so good. The ill fitting fedora had me falling about. Despite copious amounts of swearing this character was for me the best in the book.

Good pacy read with a totally unpredictable ending, I genuinely didn’t see it coming! Easily a 5 🌟 star read for me.

I would like to thank the publisher for sending this in exchange for an honest review.