My Darling Boy

Alice and Chrissy were once inseparable, best friends raising their boys to be the same. All that changed when Chrissy’s son, Leo, accidentally killed Alice’s son. This landed him in prison and made Chrissy a pariah in their small English town. Now that Leo is being released on parole, Chrissy is determined to shield him from the threats and isolation she endured in his absence. But when she arrives to pick him up, she finds that he was released early and is nowhere to be found. A desperate search reunites her with Alice and others who ostracized her when Leo was imprisoned and reveals a tangled web of secrets from their past. Cooper (The Couple in the Photo) crafts a fast-paced thriller with complex characters and countless twists. Narrator Imogen Church gives a dramatic performance that evokes the strained emotions of the desperate mothers. Her expressive delivery of this story, full of secrets and lies, creates an intense listening experience.