Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land

This is a psychological thriller which I couldn’t put down.  It was disturbing, chilling, even paced and I read it in one day.  The main character is Annie, later renamed Milly, as she is placed in a protective environment after turning her mother over to the police.  Milly’s mother is a serial killer, her victims all young children.  I am thankful it wasn’t overly graphic when they described the murder of the children.

Milly is fifteen years old and is placed in the home of Mike, a therapist who is writing a book about Milly and her mother.  Milly was not told he would be documenting their therapy sessions for publication, accidentally discovering his notes one afternoon. It’s hard to share too much without giving spoilers.

One thing I wish the author had resolved was the fate of Milly’s brother.  He was  fleetingly mentioned as part of reason Milly’s mother started killing children.  The brother was charged with arson and I suppose incarcerated, but his story isn’t delved into near enough, nor what happened to him. The end was, by the time I was over three-quarters into the book, predictable.  Still chilling though.

I read this book with the Kindle British Mystery Book Club  as the November main group feature.  This is also another one ticked off for my New Author challenge.

Linking up with  Joy for British Isles Friday.