The rest of the book is the frantic search by parents Sive and Aaron to find out where she is, who has taken her and why. Sive is a journalist and mother of three, married to hot-shot lawyer Aaron. Along with their kids, the couple are in London for a reunion with Aaron’s former housemates and friends, even though he remains competitive with them all and generally seems disinterested in their lives.

Her new book No One Saw A Thing is set in London over a weekend, where an Irish couple and their children are visiting for a reunion with old friends. Sive and Aaron are a power couple, she’s a journalist and he’s a high flying criminal defence lawyer. No One Saw a Thing begins with a nightmare scenario for any parent. The doors of a train on London’s Underground close before a mother can get on to join her two small children who are already on board. Andrea Mara’s inspiration for this latest novel came from an incident during her own childhood when she and her younger sister became separated from her parents on a family visit to London. It really is the most frightening situation for both parent and child.

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The premise of this book was both tantalising and unnerving for me as a parent of young children (one of whom is a four year old boy just like the young child at the centre of this novel). Andrea Mara has an uncanny ability to unnerve you and prey on your own everyday irrational fears and worries. For me, the anxiety and trepidation involved in choosing the right childcare and entrusting your child in the care of someone else is captured perfectly here. Her thrillers are distinctly Irish and yet universal in theme - I loved the politics at the school gates and the bourgeoise notions of the residents of Kerryglen. While it didn’t quite grip me in the way that The Sleeper Lies did, it’s still a great read.

Wow! I loved it. It is so well plotted with lots of unexpected twists and turns. I was guessing, and second guessing, throughout." - Patricia Gibney But nobody is allowed to talk about the loneliness – nobody wants to hear that someone they know is lonely, because it makes them uncomfortable. So we have to plaster on smiles and pretend we’re fine, for fear we’ll push people even further away.” Your two daughters run ahead on a train in an unfamiliar city and the doors shut before you get on. By the time they get to the next stop, only one of the girls get off. The first half was fantastic and I was completely gripped. I felt the fear of Marissa, and the worry of losing Milo and concern over what happened to him.Pros: well-written, pace was fantastic!!!!, intricate plot, solid mystery that presented a lot of different suspects and kept you guessing most of the way through Tras la trama principal se esconde un debate social bastante activo: el rol de la mujer en la sociedad y las exigencias que conlleva, el cuidado de los hijos, las apariencias, el pertenecer a un grupo, ... It all ended well though – the rest of our family found us ten minutes later at Tower Bridge, and we got on with our touristing. It was only when my dad reminded me of the story a couple of years ago that I decided to turn it into a book. lilac is one of the best series ever. This book has a great plot, it uncovers stuff in every chapter. I love the way theres a diary bit through the story. Su peor pesadilla (versión latinoamericana): Fue a buscar a su hijo, pero él nunca estuvo allí (Spanish Edition)

El final es bueno. Marissa se ve enfrentada a una situación imposible y hay que reconocer que la resuelve. No estoy muy segura de que sea la mejor manera, pero desde luego impacta. Andrea Mara has a gift for turning 'what if' into 'uh-oh' - No One Saw a Thing is a fantastic example of her compelling plotting. I was hooked by the end of chapter one.' * Jane Casey *Los secundarios tampoco tienen desperdicio. El trío de padres que critican en las puertas del colegio a la entrada y salida son para echarles de comer aparte. En más de un momento pensé que si la Sarah se mordiera sin querer la lengua, se envenenaba fijo. Corrosiva es poco. Adeline, la suegra de Jenny es otra que también destila veneno por todos sus poros. Has your other daughter got lost? Been taken by a passing stranger? Or perhaps the culprit is closer to home than you think? No one is telling the truth, and the longer the search continues, the harder she will be to find…