This is one wild ride of a novel that’s for sure, and it held my rapt attention as I watched in shock and horror, the insane battle for control over this child. You guessed it- ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The Girl on the Train’. This one garnered comparisons to Stieg Larsson and is for fans of…. Once more we have a novel compared to- or 'for fans of' another super powered author or book. Is the beautiful blue-eyed girl Emilie or Lyse-Rose? To what lengths will the families go to claim the girl as their own? Will the girl ever discover her true heritage? After eighteen long years, the mystery is still unsolved. A battle over custody of the baby ensues which reaches epic proportions. The miracle child is claimed by two sets of grandparents- one wealthy, one poor. A plane crashes, killing everyone on board, save one three month old child.

Still for me a very good read.Īfter the Crash by Michel Bussi is a 2016 Hachette publication.Īpparently, this book was a huge hit in France a little while back and so has been translated and released in America. The end, not so sure about but how else could this end? Did not guess either, so there is that. Have to admit I enjoyed the journey, constant revelations, trying to guess what would happen and if at times a bit dramatic it still made for a very interesting read. This is what I call a puzzle mystery, clues are revealed slowly, pieces are assembled but it is not until the final piece that all becomes apparent.

Of course not, there would be no story if they did.Īlternately narrated by the private detective's journal, he who was hired by the wealthy family and would spend eighteen years looking definitive proof of the child's identity and Mark the young man thought to be the brother of the unidentified child. Was reminded a bit of King Solomon here, would one family give up, their claim in the best interest of the child. In the time before DNA it is almost impossible to prove which baby this was and so two families, one wealthy with connections, one hard working with no connections both claim the baby as their grandchildren. Really? Well, stranger things have happened in life, so just go with it.

A plane crash, two three month old babies on board and one survives while every other being on the plane does not. Translated for the first time from France, this book has won multiple awards in its home country.

After the crash by michel bussi