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All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
Thriller

All the Dangerous Things

Repeat author

Stacy Willingham is back at Book of the Month – other BOTMs include A Flicker in the Dark and Only if You’re Lucky.

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by Stacy Willingham

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Quick take

Since her son went missing Isabella Drake can’t sleep. After reading this thriller you might not be able to either . . .

Good to know

  • Illustrated icon, Icon_NonLinear

    Nonlinear timeline

  • Illustrated icon, Icon_Puzzle

    Puzzle

  • Illustrated icon, Icon_Unreliable

    Unreliable narrator

  • Illustrated icon, Icon_MamaDrama

    Mama drama

Synopsis

One year ago, Isabelle Drake’s life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her—literally.

Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time, she hasn’t slept in a year.

Isabelle’s entire existence now revolves around finding him, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster—but his interest in Isabelle’s past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance, as well as second-guess who she can trust . . . including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads.

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All the Dangerous Things

PROLOGUE

Today is day three hundred and sixty-four.

Three hundred and sixty-four days since my last night of sleep. That’s almost nine thousand hours. Five hundred and twenty-four thousand minutes. Thirty-one million seconds.

Or, if you want to go in the opposite direction, fifty-two weeks. Twelve months.

One whole year without a single night of rest.

One year of stumbling through life in a semiconscious dream state. One year of opening my eyes to find myself in another room, another building, without any recollection of when I got there or how I arrived.

One year of sleeping pills and eye drops and chugging caffeine by the quart-full. Of jittery fingers and drooping eyelids. Of becoming intimately familiar with the night.

One whole year since my Mason was taken from me, and still, I’m no closer to the truth.

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Why I love it

Beware: December is a busy month with the holidays approaching and you might not get those gifts wrapped or cookies baked if you pick up All the Dangerous Things. One thing is for sure: You will lose just as much sleep as the main character staying up all night to finish it!

Isabelle is living every parent’s worst nightmare. Her son Mason was kidnapped, the case is ice cold, and she spends every waking moment investigating his disappearance, traveling the country talking with true crime enthusiasts. Isabelle’s husband has left her and oh . . . she hasn’t slept in a year. Throw in a dual timeline of her past, the setting of one of my favorite U.S. cities Savannah, an eager true crime podcast host, and themes of early motherhood and mental health, and you have the recipe for a thrilling read this month.

This is the second novel by the author of A Flicker in the Dark, finalist for Book of the Month’s 2022 Book of the Year, and it doesn’t suffer from any sophomore slump. This is suspense at its finest, but it also provides some deeper themes for discussion and reflection. You won’t be able to open that blue Book of the Month box fast enough to start this one. Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!

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Member ratings (37,770)

  • Danielle T.

    Plainville, MA

    A slow burn with a twist I didn’t see coming. I thought I had figured out what happened fairly early in the book, but I was so wrong. A story about a side of motherhood rarely talked about. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • Ashleigh C.

    Meridian, ID

    Loved this!! Suspenseful and caused you to think you knew what happened until it was revealed to be different… I couldn’t put this down once I started it- read it, you won’t regret it!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • Lynn C.

    Tampa, FL

    Ok, Stacy Willingham is one of my new favorites! I read A Flicker in the Dark last year & loved it. I had high expectations going into this one and I was NOT disappointed. Kept me guessing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • Kate B.

    Branch, MI

    Originally passing on this book, I gave it a chance, and I'm so glad I did. A complex and intense look at the lies we start to believe of ourselves in response to constant outside opinions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • Lauren C.

    Pensacola, FL

    Woah. WOAH. The twist and turns got me for sure. The way the author was able to have the reader questioning the protagonist, but also crying alongside with her, was absolutely phenomenally. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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