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All the Dangerous Things

Following up her instant New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things.

 

One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. However, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her—literally.

 

Except for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time, she hasn’t slept in a year.

 

Isabelle's entire existence now revolves around finding him, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster—but his interest in Isabelle's past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance, as well as second-guess who she can trust... including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads.

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Published Jan 10, 2023

352 pages

Average rating: 7.76

946 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Andrea-The Shelf Life Books
Jul 03, 2025
8/10 stars
My many thanks to NetGalley, Stacy Willingham and A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books. for sharing this incredible digital ARC.

Isabella Drake is a struggling and grieving mother, suffering from insomnia after her son Mason has been kidnapped a year ago. She never gets a restful night’s sleep, keeping herself alert to be ready when her son will be back.

She is determined to find him and bring him back home even though she slowly loses the thin line between reality and delusions which force her to take trip down memory lane to face the most tragic event of her childhood. Her son is not the only person she lost.

Her husband Ben has already lost hope and moved on with his life six months ago. He is now dating a new woman who is younger version of Isabella.

The detective who are working her sons case, act like she is the one who is responsible with her son’s kidnapping.

Isabella keeps joining True Crime conventions as guest speaker to raise awareness and bring attention to her son’s case. Waylon Spencer: a famous podcaster who already solved a cold case about missing child approaches her: He wants an interview, and team up with Isabella to find out more about Mason’s case.

But as she learns more about her case by watching the security videos they recorded before the incident; she realizes there’s something more sinister about their lives. Now she will have to bringing out the secrets she’s buried.

Be prepared to stay up all night reading, especially since each chapters ending pleads for you to read the next to find what happens next.

I loved the author’s debut novel: “A flicker in the dark” but her newest book exceed all my expectations and I loved this one too! I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.
Publication date is set for 1/10/2023
ldevin623
Jul 17, 2024
Loved this book!
Shat
Mar 27, 2024
8/10 stars
Enjoyed this book very much and enjoyed how I was able to answer my questions early on in the book by the end. No storyline untold, great character development.
Maddy111
Jul 10, 2025
8/10 stars
A very great mystery, you thought you k ew who it was but turned out to be a whole different plot
Anne-Marie Eberhardt
Jul 02, 2025
10/10 stars
Somehow, this was even better than her first book!

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