The two families - Pete, his partner Maddie, and Miles and his wife Lucy - agree that, rather than swap the boys back, they'll try to find a more flexible way to share their children's lives. But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an investigation that unearths disturbing questions about just what happened the day the babies were switched.
What could be your worst nightmare as a parent? Your child getting hurt? Them not having any friends? Or perhaps, someone telling you that your own child, who you have given birth to and loved, isn't actually yours?
Theo had a traumatic entrance into the world, one that Pete and Maddie will never forget, but nothing trumps Miles Lambert showing up at their home with a private investigator and saying that Theo is actually his son, and they have theirs.
When both couples start to get friendly, Maddie senses that something isn't right. Apparently Theo and David were swapped at birth, but who would do such a thing and why are they only finding out about it now?
Miles and Lucy are lovely. They're charming, playful and Theo adores them, so why can't Pete shake the feeling that something is off with the pair?
Soon through court hearings, NHS meetings, News bust ups and a strange occurrences things start to take a drastic turn in Pete and Maddie's lives. They've gone from having all around loveable Theo, to nothing at all. The Lambert's suddenly don't feel like lovely people after all and Miles will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
At the end of the day, all you have to do is play nicely don't you?
Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney is the fourth book by the author and what an absolute gem it is. The day I received the ARC I nearly screamed! As you all know he, he has become one of my favourite authors. So a big thanks is in order for NetGalley and Quercus.
The book was very gripping from start to end. The chapters are quick so you fly straight through them and the story is narrated between Pete and Maddie. I feel this one is better than its predecessor, The Perfect Wife. There was certainly more of an edge to this and the plot was a lot darker than the last, I would say on the same parr as The Girl Before.
The plot is rich and equally creepy, I literally couldn't put it down and was reading into the early hours of the morning. The amount of twists in the story and how it all unfolds is genius, all the way to the end it had you suspecting but then it twists again and leaves you shocked!
The only downside is that I now have to wait until he releases another book. If you're looking for a new gripping thriller, with a riveting plot and superb twists, this is the one for you.
Playing Nice will be available in all formats on the 6th August 2020, be sure not to miss this amazing read!
I will be giving this book 5 out of 5
(Cawpile rating of 9.75)
