A Mother Would Know, Amber Garza
A Mother Would Know, Amber Garza
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A Mother Would Know

Author: Amber Garza

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/13/2022


Synopsis

“Do we ever really know our children? Amber Garza invites readers to untangle the web of a family just like yours—or are they? This thriller will have you triple-guessing yourself.” —Eliza Jane Brazier, author of If I Disappear

A mother questions everything she knows about her son when a local woman is found dead.

Valerie has been forgetting things. Her daughter worries about her being on her own in her big Victorian house—one rumored to be haunted after a tragedy decades earlier—and truth be told, she is a little lonely. With few options, she asks her adult son to move home, but it’s not quite the reunion she hoped for. Hudson is taciturn, moody and frequently gone.

The neighbors already hold a grudge against Hudson, and they aren’t happy about his return. When a young woman is found murdered a block away, suspicion falls on him immediately, without a shred of evidence. While Valerie fights to defend her son, she begins to wonder who she really invited into her home.

It’s a horrible thing for a mother to even think…but is it possible she’s enabled a monster? A monster she is living with, alone?

About Amber Garza

Amber Garza has had a passion for the written word since she was a child making books out of notebook paper and staples. Her hobbies include reading and singing. Coffee and wine are her drinks of choice (not necessarily in that order). She writes while blaring music, and talks about her characters like they're real people. She lives with her husband and two kids in Folsom, California, which is also home to another Amber Garza.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on October 16, 2022

Convoluted A Mother Would Know is a twisted psychological thriller about a woman with early-onset Alzheimers. With two women found murdered in her neighborhood, she is shocked when her son is one of the main suspects. Narrated by Valerie, with a few other voices mixed in,I found the structure MESSY......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on December 05, 2022

Disjointed storytelling plus unlikable characters made for a very meh experience. Valerie is having memory issues, and since her own mother had early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, she's pretty sure that's what is going on with her. Her adult daughter Kendra is busy with her husband, baby, and attending......more

Goodreads review by Sheyla ✎ on April 16, 2023

I liked A Mother Would Know. Valerie is distressed about her memory. Her mother had Alzheimer's and she saw what the disease did to her. She'd rather not find out. Valerie's daughter, Kendra worries about her health and living alone but Valerie doesn't want to leave her home. So instead when her son......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on February 13, 2023

When Valerie Jacobs begins to have troubling problems with her memory, she recognizes the symptoms. Her own mother, after all, had suffered from early-onset Alzheimer’s. And she’s not the only one to see the signs. Her daughter Kendra has noticed and is concerned about Valerie living alone in her hi......more

Goodreads review by Kellie on July 06, 2023

How well do you really know your children? When your children argue with each other over what may seem like small things, is it sibling rivalry or something more? How far would you go to protect your children when you really know the truth about a situation but it's easier to believe that your child......more