Belinda Bauer
3 SeriesBelinda Bauer is a British author known for her mystery and suspense novels, including the Jonas Holly/Exmoor Trilogy series. She has received the Carl Foreman/BAFTA Award for Young British Screenwriters for her screenplay The Locker Room, presented by Sidney Poitier. Her short story Mysterious Ways was a runner-up in the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition.
In "The Shut Eye" by Belinda Bauer, four-year-old Daniel Buck vanishes, leaving only his footprints in cement as a haunting reminder for his mother, Anna. As Anna obsessively maintains the footprints, she descends into despair, finding no solace from the police or her husband. Desperate, Anna turns to a purported psychic, a "shut eye," hoping to uncover the truth about her son's disappearance. However, her encounter with the psychic yields unexpected revelations. This standalone novel explores the depths of a mother's grief and the lengths she will go to find hope.
