I really thought I knew the "who did it" pretty early in this book and man was I wrong! Cherrie Forrester has been trying to make a new, quiet life for herself after changing her name to separate herself from her infamous serial killer father Mr. Bones. Things are going well, until a young boy in her town disappears and a podcast catches win of similairities and exposes Cherrie's true identity to the world. If that isn't enough, Cherrie's young son Robin disappears with little to no leads.

This story took me on an emotional rollercoaster (or ferris wheel if we are making puns from the book). I couldn't put the second half down.

As this is NV Peacock's first adult thriller, she killed it. Thank you to NV Peacock, NetGalley, and Avon Books UK for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Little Bones is a tale full of mystery and suspense that sucks the reader in. This first in a series novel follows Garda Cathy Connolly in her quest as a kick boxer until her world is turned upside down. After finding baby’s bones in a dress she becomes enthralled with the case and there are new mystery’s with each turn of the page. This series opener makes the reader want more and comes highly recommended!

What makes a ‘bad person’? Is it nature or nurture? Cherrie (aka Little Bones) is the daughter of the notorious serial killer Mr Bones. Now grown up, with a new name, home, circle of friends and a child of her own. She’s constantly living under a blanket of secrecy that she can’t even bring herself to understand let alone tell her boyfriend. When he own son goes missing and her past is flung into the spot light, Cherrie finds herself desperately trying not to spiral out of control.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s lighthearted, easy to read and fairly fast paced. I loved the premise of the book (that’s what drew me to requesting it) but I feel that with a bit more editing it could’ve been much more edgier. The book has echoes of ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ and ‘Good Me, Bad Me’ by Ali Land but fails to truly explore its central theme.

Some of the plot twists were a bit predictable but that aside, this book has a great backstory, good character development and in places she tried out a dark and sinister tone which I felt worked well.

A great, fast read and a fab debut into the adult crime fiction genre - is certainly read another of Nicky Peacocks novels.

Thanks to NetGalley for my advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

I wanted to love this book. I really did. The plot though a bit dark and gruesome even for my taste was enough to keep me hooked. A mother taking the law into her own hands and trying to find her missing son. To add to the plot this mother is the daughter of a famous cereal killer. Many of the plot twists were nicely placed and I’m so happy the initial thoughts I had were not correct. Though the revelation at the end was a bit anti climactic. I don’t know why though. Did I want more fight or more grit in order for everything to come together?? I’m not sure. But it was a fun read just not completely rewarding

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Thanks Netgally for allowing we to read this book This book is about Cherrie, Her father was a serial killer who would take her with him on his killing sprees. This book kept you guessing from beginning to end. This is the first book I have read by N V Peacock and it wont be my last.

This book is about Cherrie. Cherrie lives with her boyfriend Leo and son Robin. She is keeping a secret. Cherrie changed her identity at the age of 17 as she is the daughter of serial killer Mr Bones who used to kill young boys to make art from their bones. When a young boy in her area goes missing a podcast covering the case reveals Cherrie’s real identity. Cherrie later is convinced to go to a psychic with some workmates. The psychic warns Cherrie that her son will go missing and that prediction comes true. The rest of the book is about Cherrie trying to find her son and defend herself against those who think she killed her son.

This was a fast paced thriller. It was well written and kept me interested and wanting to keep reading way after I should have stopped. The main character really annoyed me at times and I felt that she did some really silly things and kept some things from the police that could have helped in the search for her son. I was a little disappointed I guessed the ending so quickly but overall I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more of this authors work.

Who doesn't want to dive into the mind of a serial killer? To figure out what they did, how they did it, and what drove them to make their decisions? Do you ever wonder about a killer's family? How has their experience affected them?

Little Bones is N V Peacock's debut thriller / mystery about the daughter of a serial killer who is known to many as Mr. Bones. This novel watches as her re-structured life is quickly derailed after an amateur podcast exposes her family's past and attempts to relate her to a recent crime.

Thank you so much to Avon Books UK and Netgalley for allowing me an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. This novel had such an interesting premise and pulled me in from the beginning. As a Forensic Psychology minor in university, I am fascinated by the minds of society's worst psychopaths and sociopaths. When I saw the description of this book, I knew I just had to pick it up.

This book was intriguing and full of twists and turns, family drama and a serious "taking matters into one's own hands" attitude. I had a confident prediction about who was to blame by about 40% of the way through, but with that being said, I did second-guess my detective work a few times before the end.

I had really high hopes going into this book, but can't bring myself to give it more than three stars. The premise and plot were fantastic and definitely kept me engaged, but there were times that I was driven nuts by the protagonist and her over-the-top dramatic internal dialogue, and that's a real deal-breaker for me. With that being said, I will definitely be picking up N V Peacock's next book for another interesting, but creepy, read!

cw: violence, murder, mental illness, kidnapping

This was a pick for a book club discussion.

The book starts out from the mind of a killer seeking his prey and gloating how no one would ever suspect him.

Then the book picks up with Cherrie Forrester, the mother of a young boy, Robin, and she works in a deli. Cherrie lives with Leo, the father of Robin. Cherrie has carefully rebuilt her life, changed her name, and has told no one. Not even Leo.

Cherrie, used to be Leigh-Ann Hendy, then dubbed Little Bones by the media. Her father, William 'Billy' Hendy, a serial killer was known as Mr. Bones.

When a young boy turns up missing, Cherrie worries, she knows that missing children not always come home. While searching about the missing boy, Cherrie comes across a podcast, The Flesh on the Bones. The journalist wanna be, Jai Patel, shares tidbits with his listeners that can destroy Cherrie's carefully built new life. Cherrie becomes obsessed with the number of subscribers; as long as it's a low count she may still be safe.

Cherrie's life is about to come unhinged with the past rearing its ugly head once again. Time is running out, people already believe she's guilty by association, after all, she shares the same DNA as Mr. Bones.

I felt for Cherrie, she's living the worst nightmare, while having grown up with a man, who had two sides to him. One, a caring father, but the other was very evil. She was labeled and had her character tainted for simply being a child of a monster. Everyone has already convicted her, so what does it matter if she goes a little crazy on them? When I read the ending, all that came to mind was: OH! Yikes! Round 2? Good thriller!

I received an ARC from NetGalley via Avon Books UK and I have voluntarily reviewed this book.

This book started off really strong for me and then fell flat. It could have been so creepy and ended up being repetitive. I almost didn’t finish, but I wanted to see what happened and who was the kidnapper. I felt that her dad should have had a bigger role to make the story more creepy.

Captivating! I couldn’t put it down. I read it in one day. It’s a great thriller. The story flowed really well. The Synopsis is Cherrie is the daughter of a serial killer (caught and in prison). She grew up in foster homes from the age of 8. Her mother committed suicide after her father was caught. At age 17 she changed her name to escape her past. Fast forward to today - she is now 35 lives with her boyfriend and has an 8 year old son, Robin. A young boy is kidnapped then found murdered. Then Robin goes missing at the fair. People find out her past, her real identity and rumors fly that she may have murdered her own son and the other boy. They call her little bones. I don’t want to give anything away so get the book. It’s a really good fast paced book right to the end!

Imagine having to hide from your past. You change your name to start a new life. You have a man in your life and a wonderful son.
Now imagine your past catching up with you.
Your father killed 8 young boys. He used their bones as art. You were a child. Barely eight years old. You went with your father on his hunts for boys. He even had you there when he cleaned the bones and made his art.
Now your son is missing. The police think you are involved in the disappearance of your own son just because of who your father was and who you are. Innocence has nothing to do with it.
I twisted of a read with an astounding ending!!

Leigh-Ann Hendy was eight years old when her serial killer father Mr Bones was arrested. She was dubbed Little Bones by the newspapers, because of her involvement in the murders of the young boys whom she helped to lure for her father.

Cherrie Forrester doesn’t want anybody to know her real identity. She has worked hard to build a new life for herself and nothing will ruin it. So she thought.

The disappearance of a local boy triggers a sequence of events which are thought to be connected to the past crimes of notorious serial killer Mr Bones. All of a sudden Cherrie has been exposed as Leigh-Ann Hendy but that is the least of her problems. Because when something awful happens to Cherrie, it leaves everybody asking one question: victim or Little Bones?


The first thing that caught my attention was the cover of the book and once I read the description I knew that it was going to be a great book. The story progressed at a steady pace which made it easy to follow. The twists and turns throughout the story kept me guessing about what was going to happen next. Every time I thought I knew what happened to the missing boy it turned out that I was always wrong. There was a variety of characters in the book who brought different themes with them for example victim blaming and trust issues. At times I didn’t particularly like Cherrie or the way she acted, but at the same time I can understand some of her behaviour. I really enjoyed reading Little Bones because it was interesting, dark and unforgettable.


I received an advance review copy for free, and this is my honest opinion

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A good read.
It took me longer to finish this book than usual I do because it's a true crime thriller. Although the characters were good but I didn't feel connected. Although it's a one time read.
Thanks to Avon and NetGalley for giving me an advance copy of this book.

Woah, this book blew my mind and has definitely exceeded my expectations! I can’t wait for future releases from N.V. Peacock!

It’s a story of Little Bones (of course) who tries to live a normal life after witnessing her father, Mr Bones’ crimes when she was a child. She had legally changed her name to Cherrie Forrester and lives a normal life with her boyfriend, Leo and her son, Robin. Things took a turn when Cherrie listened to a podcast which digs up her past and linking the recent disappearance to her father’s old crimes. Now everyone in town knows a part of her that she had tried so hard to hide.

My thoughts on the book:
This is my first book from N.V. Peacock and I cannot stop thinking about the storyline, the plot and characters after I’ve finished the book. It was quite an easy read for me, and I could not put the book down. The whole story got me guessing and questioning what will happen next, is the recent disappearance really linked to what had happened 25 years ago and it was so nerve-wrecking! I was quite happy when the ending wasn’t what I had expected as it took me by surprise and I really enjoyed it.

Although overall it was a great read for me, I didn’t particularly enjoy towards the ending as it seems like the author was stalling the readers before going into the peak and answers when they explained a lot on how Cherrie tries many different ways to search for the answer.

If you really like thrillers/mystery generally, I would suggest for you to pick up this book and give it a go! It’s the perfect read for all the spooks for Halloween! Like what the synopsis said, “You believe me, don’t you?”

2* disappointing
A new author to me via a Netgalley arc. It’s quite dark in places.
The first third started off brilliantly, but the middle third lags badly.
When we first meet Cherrie she is kind and compassionate but soon turns into an unlikeable character that I found it hard to empathise with.
she turns into psycho Rambo mom with an alter ego, making random accusations with the self flagellation got tiresome.
A few interesting revelations at the end
I’m afraid the book didn’t work for me.

LITTLE BONES
BY N.V. PEACOCK

This was a very disturbing read. It is probably my fault for not paying enough attention to the Net Galley synopsis. This is clearly a thriller but I would classify it more closer to horror. Leigh-Ann Hendy changed her name when she was seventeen to Cherrie Forrester. Her father is in prison for killing eleven children. He has been nicknamed Mr. Bones and his daughter was called Little Bones. Cherrie lives with her boyfriend Leo with her beloved child Robin who is a sweet little boy. Cherrie makes him a robot costume for Halloween which he begs her to wear to Black Friar's Fair. She allows him to take a glittery button and put it in his puff red jacket. Cherrie and Robin go on all of the rides and they save the Ferris wheel for last. She takes her eye off Robin for two minutes and she is answering a text message from Robin's father and when the little boy in the red puffa jacket gets off the ride she realizes that it is another boy. Robin is missing.

I do enjoy a good thriller every once in a while but not about young children getting abducted. The week before Robin goes missing a little boy named Thomas gets abducted and he is murdered. This book just made me feel sick to my stomach. There are convicted sex offenders, suicide by Cherrie's mother after her father was sent to prison. This book has all of the graphic descriptions and violence that just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe it will find its audience but I would not recommend this.

Publication Date: October 31, 2020

Thank you to Net Galley, N.V. Peacock and Avon Books UK Publishing for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

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LITTLE BONES
BY N.V. PEACOCK

This was a very disturbing read. It is probably my fault for not paying enough attention to the Net Galley synopsis. This is clearly a thriller but I would classify it more closer to horror. Leigh-Ann Hendy changed her name when she was seventeen to Cherrie Forrester. Her father is in prison for killing eleven children. He has been nicknamed Mr. Bones and his daughter was called Little Bones. Cherrie lives with her boyfriend Leo with her beloved child Robin who is a sweet little boy. Cherrie makes him a robot costume for Halloween which he begs her to wear to Black Friar's Fair. She allows him to take a glittery button and put it in his puff red jacket. Cherrie and Robin go on all of the rides and they save the Ferris wheel for last. She takes her eye off Robin for two minutes and she is answering a text message from Robin's father and when the little boy in the red puffa jacket gets off the ride she realizes that it is another boy. Robin is missing.

I do enjoy a good thriller every once in a while but not about young children getting abducted. The week before Robin goes missing a little boy named Thomas gets abducted and he is murdered. This book just made me feel sick to my stomach. There are convicted sex offenders, suicide by Cherrie's mother after her father was sent to prison. This book has all of the graphic descriptions and violence that just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe it will find its audience but I would not recommend this.

Publication Date: October 31, 2020

Thank you to Net Galley, N.V. Peacock and Avon Books UK Publishing for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Oh my gosh! This was a deliciously dark thriller! The story grabbed me early on and never let go.
There were so many layers to inis intricately woven tale. So many twists and turns. Highly recommend!
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

<i>Little Bones</i> is, in my opinion, more of a mystery novel, about a young woman, Cherrie, who grew up with a serial killer father. She had changed her identity and moved on from her part in her fathers killings and started new over, having a child with her partner, Leo. Suddenly, her her fathers actions are in the spotlight and so is she when a young boy on their estate is kidnapped and her true identity is revealed.

This novel was a tough go for me. I found the main character very tough to like, or even sympathize with. I also found her partner to be somewhat of an ass—which she completely forgives time and again.

I also felt the storyline is not very thought out, and there are many wild goose chases. I wanted to like this one but I’d give it a hard pass.

Wow! Excellent, creepy thriller. This book was completely original and addictive. Cherrie is the daughter of a serial killer who involved her in his horrific crimes against children. Cherrie has moved on, changed her name, had a child and built a life of her own. When a child mysteriously disappears in her town and a podcast exposes her identity, her life is turned upside down, as the town and her own partner start to turn on her. Well written, full of twists and turns, this book is not to be missed.

A fast-paced thriller with just the right amount of creepiness! I thought this was very well written and I particularly liked the complexity of the characters we're introduced to. Found it quite a gripping tale and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who likes a good thriller with a dark twist! One of the best books I've read recently, really enjoyed it.