by Aimee Molloy
First published 2018
Winnie and three other new mothers call themselves the May Mothers because their babies were all born that month. They meet twice weekly in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to share the joys and anxieties of caring for newborns. After weeks of sleepless nights and endless responsibility, they decide to break their routine with a night out. They hire babysitters, put on makeup, and head out for drinks and laughter. But their carefree evening turns into every parent's worst fear when they return to discover that six-week-old Midas has disappeared from his crib. The babysitter has no explanation. There are no clues. The police launch an investigation, but time is running out. The four women must decide how far they will go to find the missing child. Their search will force them to reveal hidden secrets, confront their deepest fears, and question everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other. The bonds of friendship that seemed so strong will be tested as each mother faces an impossible choice between protecting her own carefully constructed life and saving Midas.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Brooklyn, Prospect Park
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Paperback · Ediciones B
Content warnings: anxiety, mental-illness