When she was five, Molly Walker watched the murder of her mother, Constable Sammi Walker, in Newcastle. Twenty years later the bodies of Eric and Iris, who had adopted Molly many years previously, were found in a wrecked car on a lonely country road near Kalgoorlie. Is there a connection or is it just coincidence? Detective Jack Higgins is put in charge of the investigation and is assisted by Detective Angie Sullivan, although she is officially on maternity leave, plus other members of his team.
As well as being a crime novel, the book looks at the challenges faced by young mothers looking after their baby, especially when the baby has sleep issues at night.
The Witness by Fleur McDonald started slowly but improved as the investigation progressed, though I worked out the name of the person behind the deaths early in the book. This is the third book by Fleur McDonald set in the area around Kalgoorlie.
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