This book is full of twists, turns, lies and lots of secrets. It was the perfect book to end the year. I am very appreciative that the author kept the bedroom door closed. No graphic scenes to be read. Thank you.
3 years ago Zoe's younger son and his friend drowned in a river close to their house. Now she has received an email stating that the deaths of the two boys were not accidental. Zoe is committed in finding out how and why the boys were killed. Her path leads her to deception, lies and most secrets revealed. ( )

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Having taken three years to cope with the loss of her son, Ethan Monaghan, Zoe‘s world is turned upside down yet again, due to this one email: "You need to find out the truth about what happened to your son down by the river three years ago. Don’t let this rest. Don’t believe the lie. It was no accident."

Needless to say, Zoe becomes quite desperate and is determined to find out who sent it. Ethan and his friend Josh were 14 years old when they tragically died. Other things she wonders: Why three years later? It was an accident, wasn't it? After several more emails come her way, she realizes that someone is deliberately targeting her. After all, her son died along with his best friend Josh, yet Josh's mother has never gotten one single email.

Zoe asks a lot of questions. She repeatedly questions Josh's mother, as well as some of their friends. Meanwhile, many complicated situations come to light. There are things about Josh's parents that truly disturb Zoe. Then her relationship between her husband and her other son Harley come into play.

This story is mainly told from Zoe's first-person perspective, so much so that I was truly absorbed. I felt her pain on many levels. Her roles as a mother and a wife were truly very touching. Other chapters also include other viewpoints. The story is also peppered with the creepy thoughts of an untold individual. Who this person is and how they are connected with the death of the two boys remained ever present in my mind.

Then there were several twists and turns. They mostly came in the form of the continued emails. So very chilling. There is also a shocking change of events that might be just enough to destroy Zoe forever. Quite naturally, I flew through the pages. As a reader, I was more than eager to know what really happened to those boys and what would happen to Zoe in her personal life. The other characters in the story, Jake, Harley, Roberta and Adrian, were equally compelling, even if there were ones that I did not like.

The story all came together. The Warning is truly an exceptional read. I was in no way able to guess who penned the notes. But, when I got to the end, boy was I shocked! Here you have a story that began as tragic, so we knew going in that there it was certainly very unlikely to have any sort of a happy ending, but the conclusion! Let's just say that it was worth the read, because Kathryn Croft took readers down what may seem like rabbit trails only to present us with more than one surprising finality. Well done. I highly recommend this book to any lover of psychological thrillers.

I checked Goodreads and was delighted to see that Ms. Croft has written several other books, which seem like they are also psychological thrillers, which, by far, is my favorite genre. I will most certainly be putting her backlist in my TBR and will be following her for future titles.

Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion. ( )

Loved this book!! I never saw that coming. The ending is not what I expected at all. This book kept me guessing until the very end. This was the first book I read by Kathryn Croft and I can't wait to read more.

Zoe's son Ethan and his best friend, Josh, drowned in a river when they were fourteen years old. It was ruled an accident. Three years later, Zoe receives disturbing emails related to Ethan's death. Her husband and best friend are convinced it's just a prank and she should let it go. Zoe knows there's more to the emails and starts doing some investigating on her own. Then Zoe's son Harley goes missing and she knows it's related to Ethan's death. Eventually secrets are revealed, along with the truth behind Ethan's death and Harley's disappearance.

Loved the story, writing style and characters. The book was an overall great read and a perfect psychological thriller. The story moved at a good pace and the characters seemed real-life, not too over the top. Some of the characters were definitely creepy and horrible. Loved Zoe, she was definitely my favorite. I felt her reactions to the emails were normal. Jake on the other hand, wasn't really there for his wife or son. Throughout the whole book, I couldn't imagine who was behind everything and who the person was pretending to be Alyssa. I was wondering how "Alyssa" fit into the story and what part she would play. Adrian and Roberta were on my list of suspects with their big secret.

Definitely recommend the book. Full of twists and turns. Loved the ending and finally finding out the truth. Look forward to reading more books by the author.

Thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author, Kathryn Croft, for a free electronic ARC of this novel. ( )