The Lost Children by Theresa Talbot
Published: 1st April 2018
Publisher: Aria
Pages: 466
Available in Paperback and on Kindle
Rating: 4/5
Blurb
First in a gripping new thriller series featuring
investigative journalist Oonagh O'Neil. Perfect for fans of Broadchurch.
TV
journalist and media darling Oonagh O’Neil can sense a sinister coverup from
the moment an elderly priest dies on the altar of his Glasgow church.
Especially as his death comes as she is about to expose the shocking truth
behind the closure of a Magdalene Institution. The Church has already tried to
suppress what happened to decades of forgotten women. Is someone also covering
their tracks?
DI
Alec Davies is appointed to investigate the priest's death. He and Oonagh go
way back. But what secrets lie behind the derelict Institution's doors? What
sparked the infamous three-day riot that closed it? And what happened to the
girls that survived the institution and vowed to stay friends forever?
From
Ireland to Scotland.
From
life to death.
Review
Oonagh O’Neil is a TV journalist who is on the verge of
exposing the secrets behind the Magdalene Institute when her prime link to the
place Father Kennedy, mysteriously dies in front of his congregation. Sensing
there is more to the priest’s death than just old age Oonagh teams up with fellow
priest Father Thomas Findley and DI Alec Davies to uncover the truth behind the
priest’s death and what really happened to the poor girls in the Magdalene Institute
all those years ago.
Right from the start this book was gripping in the way it
portrayed the distressing situation those poor young girls at the Magdalene Institute
faced, but this drew me into the very well written story. A story which did get
to me emotionally and I’m not ashamed to say a few tears were shed while
reading this book. It’s not all completely
distressing as there are some lighter moments which break-up the sensitive
nature of this story. This mostly comes from the dialogues between Oonagh, Alec
and Tom which was like banter between old school friends.
I loved Oonagh as a character, she may come across as
fragile and feminine especially when she is on TV but underneath
she’s a tough cookie. Throughout the book she relentlessly goes after her story
and seeking justice for the lost girls, despite getting herself in some very
difficult situations which don’t end well for her. I loved the relationships
she built up with both Father Tom and DI Alec Davies, it was refreshing and
honest and I really hope these three characters come tighter again in Theresa
Talbot’s next book.
In The Lost Children Theresa Talbot has written a
gripping and realistic story surrounding this sensitive subject and I think she
has pulled it off very well. I highly recommend it if your looking for a gritty
and emotional crime fix. I’m really looking forward to where she takes us next
with Oonagh O’Neil.
Thank you to Aria and Netgalley for sending me a copy to
review and for inviting me to be part of the blog tour.
About the Author
Theresa
Talbot is a BBC broadcaster and freelance producer. A former radio news editor,
she also hosted The Beechgrove Potting Shed on BBC Radio Scotland, but for many
she will be most familiar as the voice of the station's Traffic & Travel.
Late 2014 saw the publication of her first book, This Is What I Look Like,
a humorous memoir covering everything from working with Andy Williams to
rescuing chickens and discovering nuns hidden in gardens. She's much in demand
at book festivals, both as an author and as a chairperson.
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