Book Review: Every Waking Hour By Johanna Schaffhausen

Every Waking Hour weaves intricate details leaving no stone unturned in finding Chloe but this new case isn't yet over.

No pun intended, but our detectives seem to have been through this before. At least, that's the case for Detective Ellery Hathaway and her boyfriend Detective Reed who saved her from her own abductor, Francis Michael Coben. Coben murdered 17 girls and permanently scarred Ellery both psychologically as well as physically.

Ellery has not soon forgotten the trauma of her past when she began this new case which then led ultimately to triggers and flashbacks.

The goal is to save Chloe but her parents know it may be hopeless having already faced the loss of their son Trevor -Chloe's half brother with Teresa Martin and her first husband Ethan Stone who was brutally murdered in their home with their housekeeper.
After Reed's wife divorces him for being a workaholic he flops into the arms of Ellery and the two of them bond over anxiety, stress, trauma, and PTSD emotions that are mutually understood between them.

Add to the fact that Reed now joined forces with Ellery and his daughter Tula with her pup (Bump) to Massachusetts when the incident occurs and the abduction happens.
The babysitter allowed 12 yo. Chloe to go to a food truck and vanished!

Her screams are then overheard by Reed , who bolts into action with his crew, and tries to piece the scene together with little to no clues readily available.

This isn't the half of it as we now start the tedious task of interviewing and securing evidence. It's at this stage when things become intense, dynamic, raw, and real.
Ellery's apartment is now being shared with Reed's family and even her half sis Ashley comes into the scene on a bus for a surprise visit.

Talk about plenty on the plate, right?

Oh, but wait there's more...especially in places you never thought possible.
As we unravel this snowball we learn that there's plenty of behind the scenes action such as this situation with a man named as Stephen Wintour -the older gentleman that was hanging around.

Plus, we can add some extra juicy information surrounding a twisty part of the story that discusses the selling of human eggs and a look-alike- family member involving Jenna and a gal named Izzy.

I can't let out too much more but suffice to say you'll want to get on this one to watch this train derail.

It went from zero to hero in a short amount of time -so hold on tight!

Thank you to Joanna Schaffhausen, St. Martin's Press, Amazon Kindle, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.