Vanishing act - m. l. davis

She abandoned her child.

She ruined your life.

Now, shes back.

When four-year-old Alfies mother disappears while he takes part in a magicians street act, hes left alone on the busy streets of Bath.

With no-one to turn to but the bewildered performer, Austin Jackson, Alfie is desperate and afraid.

When Alfie goes missing too, Austins life is plunged into questioning and doubt, especially when he is arrested as the lead suspect in the boys disappearance.

A year later, his life in tatters, Austin is shaken again when Alfies mother returns, demanding his help to find her son and refusing to answer any questions about the day she vanished.

I read the majority of the book in one sitting, because I couldnt put it down.

Allan.