⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A gripping story, I read it on holiday and didn’t want to put it down to do anything else. I had no idea how the situation would resolve itself but the ending was very clever and very satisfying. Thanks to the author, publisher and to netgalley for providing me with this advance digital copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion

A really thrilling read, as all of Gillian McAllister's novels I have read have been. I was a bit unsure of the American setting at first (McAllister's novels are usually firmly based in the UK). Simone, the main protagonist, is on her way to visit her daughter in the Texan desert, but this soon becomes almost a character itself in the story. The terrifying opening sees her daughter, Lucy, being abducted from their desert cabin, with the resulting demand from the kidnapper that she break the law in order to get her back. In an almost impossible decision to do whatever it takes to free Lucy, we see Simone struggle to tread the fine line between maternal instinct and justice, with the inevitable twists and turns that threaten to derail the whole enterprise. This is a fascinating and tense journey into the mother-daughter relationship and keeps the reader on tenterhooks for most of the novel. A gripping read.

A great book by one of my favourite authors. Caller Unknown explores the strength of the bond between mother and daughter especially on the cusp of losing them to their own life when they fly the nest for good. I did find the character of Simone a bit over the top but who knows how we'll react when facing that empty nest! I loved the twists and turns in the story especially the stonking great one at the end. Well done Gillian!