The Perfect Son is a generic thriller from Freida Mcfadden.
The book was originally released in kindle a few years back and is out on paperback now.
A mother trying to save her son who is accused for a murder is a pretty much generic thriller trope. Though a couple of recent best- sellers from T. M logan and Gillian Mc Allister T. M Logan have had the same theme, I still picked this one up as I am a die-hard fan of the author and I will read literally anything published by the author.
Erika Cass and Jason are living a quiet happy life with their teenage son, Liam and daughter Hannah. Liam is having some childhood issues and one day he is accused of murdering his girl friend Olivia, who has suddenly gone missing. What happens next is what this thriller is all about.
The basic problem with this thriller is that nothing much really happens for a larger part of the narrative. The false red herrings dont have much of an impact and that half baked back story about Erika's father only serves to add to the length of the book. The characters are hard to sympathise with and the big climax revelation also comes across as rushed and unconvincing.
The narrative is fast paced as any other Mcfadden thriller.
On the whole, this one is pretty average stuff! 
-nikhimenon
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