Storm Child by Michael Robotham
This novel is part of the series that features psychologist Cyrus Haven, who often works with the police. Evie Cormac is a young woman who Cyrus fostered and then gave a home to once she reached adulthood. She was found hiding in a hidden space when she was a child, with her captors and abusers uncaught. Evie knows parts of her past, but has not recovered all her memories.
When she and Cyrus are on vacation at a beach and the bodies of migrant refugees begin washing ashore, Evie has a traumatic response. When she connects with the one teenage boy who survived, and learns of the deliberate ramming of the ship he was on, she becomes engaged with his story.
Cyrus becomes part of the police investigation, but the police don't realize the reach of the people who are behind this event. When Evie becomes determined to push her own boundaries and dig into her own memories to find the truth, she may also put herself and Cyrus in danger.
Joining them is a female lawyer, who is a bit of a rebel herself. She works for an organization who help refugees, and has had contact with at least one of the women on the boat that sunk. As she uses her contacts and skills to help, she comes closer to the truth, as well as to Cyrus and Evie.
This is a topical story in more than one way, and I found myself needing to know what happened to those involved. It had some surprising events that led to a range of emotions as the plot unfolded.
Moving and very well plotted, this book is a great read.
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