Maman by F.E. Birch

Thank you @HeatherJFitt for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Maman is a thriller genre. Which is about Ds Joanna Armstrong who is accused of hurting one of her twin babies face. This is a gripping novel and I did feel for DC Joanna a lot due to her being accused of hurting her child. I can image this must be an awful feeling, and you really feel for her character, and this comes out in the writing too. It's nice, she has a support from her friend and husband through this horrible time. Which is what you need. The writing is great and easy to get into and like I said above you can feel the emotion and tension coming out in the writing. You will not want to put it down had no clue on the plot twist which is always good because I keep guessing and got it completely wrong. The story holds your attention and makes you think about Post natal depression, what people go through. I was lucking I didn't have that. A great read. 4 stars Blurb Maman - a twisted suspense novel DS Joanna Armstrong, a top child protection detective, becomes the accused when one of her twin babies develops facial bruising - sending her into a spiralling post-natal psychosis. Her life falls apart in an instant. Her team are torn, the doctors think she’s fabricating her illness, and even one of her own colleagues appears hell bent on destroying her. Can Joanna clear her name when everything seems stacked against her? Can she break through all the prejudice before time runs out? Or is she really mad like they all say? Maman is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, and integrity, but most of all, truth and justice. Bio F.E. Birch is an ex-cop from the North East but she’s not a Geordie. She is a prolific short story writer with a trail of pseudonyms and publications behind her. With a penchant for dark, deep and the disturbing, her crimes are rarely cosy. She has self-published two collections of competition winning short stories and her debut novel, She’s Not There was published early 2023 by Red Dragon. She is also published by Harper Collins (2013) with stories about being an undercover cop … With a bendy EDS body, GSOH and a tad clumsy, she wears many hats and loves wigs. Her friends call her Effie.