‘The Good Samaritan’ by C.J Parsons is a psychological thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Carrie Haverson is at the park with her daughter, Sofia. Carrie takes a phone call and in the few distracted minutes she is on the phone, Sofia is gone. Two good samaritans come to their aid and Sofia is returned. DCI Juliet Campbell and DI Alistair Larkin are on the case of Sofia as well. Are these people who and what they say they are or is there more to it?

This is a proper page-turner with a main character that has been realistically developed. Carrie suffers from a condition that means she cannot read facial emotions, and it is a condition that places her on the ASD spectrum, but she isn’t autistic. She struggles with little things we take for granted in everyday life but it also means that she is unable to distinguish a truthful and honest person from a dishonest liar. This causes her so much anguish after Sofia goes missing, she is quite honestly distraught and torn to pieces.

As the story progresses I was so intrigued to know of the samaritans had any negative intentions or motives. It had me on the edge of my seat while I attempted to unravel their intentions, where they manipulating Carrie or were they genuine, time only tells when it is ready I suppose. This anticipation builds the tension slowly to the end of the book and the pacing is perfect for the book. C.J Parsons even manages to throw some twists in so, the reader is led down some blind alleys as well.

Thank you to Random Things Tours and C.J Parsons for the book to write this review.