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A Mother's Past: A jaw-dropping page-turner with mind-blowing twists & turns (The Secrets of Suburbia Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Jo Crow (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 333 ratings
Family binds them together. Lies will tear them apart.

Child psychologist Dr. Karen Marks relates well with her young clients when it comes to loss. After all, she’s no stranger to painful life experiences. Despite the adversities she’s weathered, Karen works hard to serve Chicago’s troubled youth. But maintaining the perfect façade becomes impossible when the past crawls from the woodwork and threatens the life she’s worked so hard to create.

First come the allegations from former students against her deceased husband. As the vicious and unfounded news goes public, Karen’s counseling schedule dries up overnight and she can’t help but feel like she’s being watched. But then a new client walks into her office—his appearance so like her missing son’s, that for a moment she thinks her wishes and prayers have finally been answered. But it can’t be… it’s been so long since he disappeared and this angry, violent child behaves nothing like her Luke. Yet, the resemblance is uncanny.

Now Karen’s life is turned upside down as decades of unresolved issues overwhelm her, and seemingly unconnected events begin to reveal someone with sinister intentions. As threats mount, Karen must race to uncover a twisted plot that pits past guilt against any hope for the future.

And the truth? It was better left buried.
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    June 27, 2019
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"Author Jo Crow is a master at writing suspense/thrillers."
"It's a brilliantly written psychological thriller."
"This is a fast-paced novel that will keep you guessing right up to the end."
"This book was amazing ! I couldn't put it down . Every chance I got, I was reading it! Loved it!!"
"Engrossing psychological thriller! This novel has many compelling facets to the storyline - family dynamics, marriage challenges, friendships, and careers. All these threads are tightly and expertly woven into a story that will grab your attention and hold you closely in its grip until the last page. Highly recommend!"

About the Author

Jo Crow gave ten years of her life to the corporate world of finance, rising to be one of the youngest VPs around. She carved writing time into her commute to the city, but never shared her stories, assuming they were too dark for any publishing house. But when a nosy publishing exec read the initial pages of her latest story over her shoulder, his albeit unsolicited advice made her think twice. 

A month later, she took the leap, quit her job, and sat down for weeks with pen to paper. The words for her first manuscript just flew from her. Now she spends her days reading and writing, dreaming up new ideas for domestic noir fans, and drawing from her own experiences in the cut-throat commercial sector.

Not one to look back, Jo is all in, and can't wait for her next book to begin.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TP3X4V3
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Carrie Clem
    5.0 out of 5 stars page turner
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022
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    This book will keep you turning the pages. I never expected the ending! I can’t wait to keep reading this series
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fast Paced Suspense
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020
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    The story grabs you in and holds interest with suspense and questions. Tension mounts into a twisted and shocking conclusion.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great thriller by No Crow!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019
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    Really enjoyed this thriller also. Looking forward to more by this author. I would have finished it much faster, but had a family emergency. This was a great page turner of an awesome read.
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  • Nan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021
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    Another installment in the suburbia series. I really like the authors writing style but for some reason this book just didn’t resonate with me. Professionally, Dr. Karen’s lack of boundaries and her justification for 8 years of therapy disheartening. If I haven’t helped someone in any measurable way within 6 months then I refer them to a therapist or therapists that might be a better fit for whatever reason.
    Personally, While I understood her self-flagellation following her sons’ death, I too lost my son at 18 as we were all sleeping. So I get the constant questioning of yourself and your behavior wondering how you might have changed something. After my son’s death, his sister and brother were left with a cardboard cut-out for a Mom, so I can understand how you miss small changes in temperament, but I know after about 7 months my focus was back on my remaining children constantly vigilant.
    The end was definitely well thought out and executed flawlessly until it wasn’t...
    on to the next...
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  • Nancy aka Jetta
    5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019
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    This book keeps you on your toes. I thought I had figured it out but boy was I really wrong.
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  • Karen J. Brock
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2019
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    This book held my interest from the beginning rob the end!! Great great book
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  • Linda Reynolds
    5.0 out of 5 stars She's an excellent author
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021
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    All Jo Crow books are excellent.
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  • Sue
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes the past should be left in the past
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019
    Dr. Karen Marks is a child psychologist in Chicago who has had quite a troubled life...raped in high school, became pregnant due to the rape, gave birth to a child that she immediately gave up for adoption, then went on to college. Karen got married and had twins, a boy and a girl, but she never forgot the first child that she gave up...her marriage became more of a friendship...she thought her husband was gay, so she justified her affair...but one day when she was with her lover, her son was killed in a car accident...a few years later her husband died of cancer...

    Fast forward a few years from her husband's death, and we have someone paying off a couple of "hookers" who attended the school where her husband taught phys ed to say that he had inappropriate relations with them while they were students. The negative publicity from this starts to affect Karen's client list...parents stop bringing their children to her...how could she have not known what her husband was doing?

    One day into her office walks a young man with a remarkable resemblance to the son she lost...could it be...is this her grandson? Karen meets his mother, and sees a great resemblance to the man who raped her...and decides to tell her that she believes that she is her mother...

    As Karen strive to get to know her long lost daughter, things get stranger and stranger...

    Don't want to give anything away, but I will say that I was totally surprised by the ending...a real page turner!!

    This was a voluntary review of a book I received free from Hidden Gems
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  • Howzatt
    2.0 out of 5 stars Soap opera
    Reviewed in Australia on December 29, 2021
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    Reading this book is like watching Days of our Lives,one outlandish and unbelievable storyline,give it a miss
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  • cathy boucher
    5.0 out of 5 stars You will be surprised
    Reviewed in Canada on October 28, 2021
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    This book is a great read! I never thought that the ending would be what it was. A page turner for sure.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A mothers past
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2021
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    A mothers past.
    Another excellent book from jo. Brilliant story , great dialogue, thrills and twists all the way. Always an unexpected ending a totally good read.
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