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An Unthinkable Thing
An Unthinkable Thing | Nicole Lundrigan
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A tragedy brings a young boy into the home of a "perfect" family--one whose dark secrets begin closing in, until a horrifying moment changes everything. Tommie Wares life is turned upside down the summer of 1958, just after his eleventh birthday. When his beloved auntthe woman who raised himdoesnt return after her shift as a night nurse and is later found murdered, there is only one place left for Tommie to go: home to the mother who handed him over the day he was born. All is not as it seems behind the hedgerow surrounding the lavish Henneberry estate where Tommies mother, Esther, works as live-in housekeeper. Her employers have agreed he can stay until she sorts things out, but as she's at the familys beck and call around the clock, Tommie is mostly left on his own to navigate the grounds, the massive house, and the twisted family inside. Soon he is enmeshed in the oppressive attentions of matriarch Muriel, who is often heavily medicated, and of fifteen-year-old Martin, who treats Tommie sometimes like a kid brother, sometimes like a pawn in a confusing game. While Dr. Henneberry mostly ignores Tommie, he also seems eager for him to be gone. Then theres the elderly neighbour, who may know more about the family's past than anyone else will say. By summer's end, the secrets and games tighten around Tommie and his mother, until a horrific crime is discovered and we are faced with an unthinkable question: could an eleven-year-old boy really have committed cold-blooded murder?
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DaniJ
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Shocking, disturbing and all at once entertaining. “An Unthinkable Thing” contains many very disturbing events, so be warned.

I enjoyed the back and forth from case files to narrative in this book, and the author did a great job making some truly evil characters. Some good ones, too! Definitely a read that will leave you feeling uncomfortable, but may or may not have a justified ending.

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FelinesAndFelonies
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So remember I posted about how this book was getting a ton of attention on Booksta. There is a reason! It was so good.

The book opens with 11-year-old Thomas Leon Ware standing trial for a triple murder. The reader is privy to Tommie's thoughts. Not the least of which is Tommie asking himself, "Am I going to tell the truth?"

I loved it & fell asleep reading it. Finished it the next morning!! Absolutely recommend! ⭐⭐⭐⭐?

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FelinesAndFelonies
An Unthinkable Thing | Nicole Lundrigan
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This book has been getting a lot of attention on booksta so I went ahead and bought it. I haven't seen much on Litsy about it.

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Bookalong
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4☆An absorbing, suspenseful read! Lundrigan gives us these great characters that I was so invested in. And the story kept me on the edge of my seat, enthralled, wondering how it would all shake out. The writing pulled me in right from the first paragraph and I was happy to let it take me along through this gripping, heartbreaking and haunting story. If you're like me and struggle to enjoy thrillers I recommend giving this for a try. #canlit

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Kgaudiuso
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I really enjoyed reading this book, but also loathed it for all the gross nuances it had throughout the book. It was a great mystery, with everything you could want, and I was surprised by who the killer was (not figuring it out until almost the end).

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Mpcacher
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This is a combination of a thriller, historical fiction and a coming-of-age story. It is set in 1958 and features Tommy who is 11 and on trial for murdering a family. I really enjoyed the characters and the way the author portrayed the feeling of hopelessness when faced with abuse by those with money and power. The question of whether the child was pushed to do 'An Unthinkable Thing“ is with you right up until the end. I gave it 4.5/5 stars.