"Equal parts mystery, thriller and family story...[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut...the overall experience is as enthralling as it is thought-provoking. Hausmann creates a dark solar system studded with twinkling stars... At the core of Dear Child is the constant hope that characters will be drawn back to people who mean the most to them, no matter how far apart they've been pulled. That glint of optimism is the light guiding readers as they fly through this book." --New York Times

"A nightmarish and high-tension Gone-Girl-meets-Room thriller." --Parade

"Perfect for fans of Room and The Water Cure." --Bustle, Best Books of Fall 2020

"This chilling, clever mystery begins where most suspense stories end: with the escape...Deliciously creepy...deftly crafted and keeps you guessing until the very last page." --Real Simple

"Dear Child is a chilling, original and mesmerizing work. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can't stop reading."
--David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Memory Man

"If you only read one thriller this year, choose this one. Room meets Gone Girl in this gripping novel, which will haunt you long after the last page. Deliciously dark, original, and beautifully written, I loved this book."
--Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie

"There are so many twists - all of them shocking...As unsettling as they come, this outstanding debut...is recommended not only to [Room] fans, but also to those who enjoy true crime, as the verisimilitude here is second to none. The movie can't be far behind."
--Booklist, starred review

"Outstanding debut...The multiple points of view and numerous plot twists sustain the breakneck pacing, but the books' real power lies in the author's insightful and sensitive portrayal of the characters involved in the tragedy. This darkly disturbing thriller definitely marks Hausmann as a writer to watch."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"I didn't even try to figure out whodunit. I just kept turning pages, wondering what the hell was going to happen until I had finished the book in one sitting, in the small-numbered hours of the late night."
--BookPage, starred review

"Dear Child is one of the best thrillers I've read this year. I finished it in one sitting. It's flawlessly plotted with a pace that refuses to let the reader come up for air--not that you'd want to."
--Stephanie Wrobel, bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold

"I read Dear Child in one sitting, holding my breath! Such a gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written novel. I loved it!"
--Jo Spain, author of The Confession

"An accomplished thriller, beautifully written, intriguing and very compelling."
--Peter James, #1 international bestselling author of Find Them Dead

"A peerless exercise in suspense . . . Whether treated as a study in trauma and identity or a dark, well-crafted crime narrative from multiple perspectives, it is a nail-biting fare," --Financial Times

"Terrifying and fiercely compelling, this is heartbreaking" --Daily Mail

"Hausmann makes you care about her characters even while they keep you guessing'"--Sunday Express

"Told from multiple viewpoints which gives a satisfying complexity . . . An intelligent and original book" --Sunday Independent