Book review: All That Is Mine I Carry With Me

Releasing tomorrow, March 7th is another crime fiction read from a Boston based author, William Landay. I enjoyed his previous novel, DEFENDING JACOB. It was even adapted into a TV series on Apple+. I was thrilled to get approved for an advanced reader copy of ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME with thanks to NetGalley and Random House, Bantam.

Synopsis:

A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob.

One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom's pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot.

So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin?

Investigators suspect Jane's husband. A criminal defense attorney, Dan Larkin would surely be an expert in outfoxing the police.

But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public's memory, a simmering, unresolved riddle. Jane's three children--Alex, Jeff, and Miranda--are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their mother.

Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what happens if they are wrong?

A tale about family--family secrets and vengeance, but also family love--All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?

Review:

The book was gripping, I could not put this down. Told in multiple POV’s from the family members of a missing woman - it was captivating. The beginning of the book felt like a slow burn, a build up to the thrill of getting close to figuring out what had happened. At times, it felt like I was solving a puzzle. The storytelling was also beautifully executed as I felt a lot of emotions: heartbreak, angry, confused, frustrated, surprised and more! The ending blew me away. I highly recommend this read!