What the Nanny Said is Lara Finch’s debut novel, and it was a great thriller, one that kept me guessing what was going to happen to the very end.
What the Nanny Said is set in three timelines and told from three different points of view. The first is told in present day from the point of view of Evie, the adult daughter of a murder victim, who has been missing since her mother’s death. The second is set in the past from the point of view of her mother, Lucy, a young woman who is lonely, and has a difficult and traumatic past. And finally the third is also set in the past in the form of the interrogation of the nanny after Lucy’s death.
I found this setup to be really interesting, and as the story went along I found myself questioning things more and more as I compared Lucy’s version of things to those being told to the police by the nanny. It made me wonder who was lying? Who was the bad guy, and what was the real story?
This book really kept me invested in the story, and wondering what really happened until the very end. If there was one thing I didn’t like about the book, it was the ending. After everything that happened I would have liked to have seen some justice for the victims in this story, but although we can assume that maybe they receive their just desserts, we don’t get to see it.
I recommend this book to any lovers of the thriller genre, this was a really enjoyable read.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
What the Nanny Said will be available on July 16 2025.
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