Did you see Melody by Sophie Hannah

"Did you see Melody" by Sophie Hannah -Great start!

This book is published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2017 and has 336 pages. 

Cara Borrows, husband Patrick, children Jess & Ollie live in Hartford, England. Sara is pregnant third time, an unplanned one. The family doesn’t want the baby but nobody asks what Sara wants. To clear her head she leaves a note for family and goes to America and stays in Swallow tail resort and spa, Arizona. A very expensive luxury resort. Here she sees a girl, Melody Chapa, who was murdered 7-8 years ago. Her parents are serving sentence for killing her. There are more sightings of Melody.

Is Melody dead or alive? Are sightings real? Where does Cara disappear? Did you see Melody? 

This book can be roughly divided into two sections. One before and one after Cara’s disappearance. First section is good. Author manages to pique the reader’s curiosity. Is it Melody? Isn’t it Melody? Is she real? Is she imaginary? This part is good. Second part is not as compactly written as first. A lot of new characters come in. The kidnapper, a TV host, her assistant, Cara’s husband, Cops. In this part author appears to be undecided if she should focus only on Melody case or also on Cara. Why doesn’t Cara run when she has a chance? As a result, second part is a bit scattered all over the place. 

Nevertheless, the book is readable and you don’t abandon it. So, the time is not wasted. 

Why did I read this book? Author

What did I like? First section.

What I didn't like? Scattered second section. 

Not a must read.