This is a gripping, very twisty mystery. I wish I had read the print version instead of listening to a badly narrated audiobook, which reduced my appreciation and thus my rating. ( )

Thanks to Netgalley for the review copy. I loved the plot twists throughout the book. I enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed Wrong Place Wrong Time. I look forward to reading more books by McAllister. ( )

DCI Julia Day is out to dinner with her family, a rare treat, when she receives a call that a woman has gone missing. Olivia has been reported missing by her housemate. Her father is quite upset that his daughter is missing and he makes sure that his daughter's case is in the forefront. The case reminds Julia of another missing person, Sadie, who went missing a year earlier. Now, Julia is confronted by someone involved in the case to go against her morals, in order to protect her own daughter. Working with her partner Jonathan, Julia is torn about what to do. Surprises right to the very end! ( )

Julia is a detective who does everything by the books, dots the i's and crosses the t's, always. But in her past lies a mistake just waiting to trip her up.

Missing persons is her speciality and the case of Olivia seems much like any other. But is it? She is captured on CCTV walking into a dead end alley, and then she disappears. No trace, no blood. Nothing. As the days count down, no clues, except something that a masked man gives Julia.

There are a lot of surprises in this plot.

There are a number of new authors around this year. Here is another to watch, and catch up on. ( )

The queen of the plot twist is back and has done it again, but this time the plot twist is a real jaw dropper!

It’s hard to review this book without giving anything away. The book blurb has said said as much as it can really with no spoilers.

What I can say though is how clever and great the entire book honestly is.
Don’t let the title mislead you, yes it is about a missing young woman who suddenly disappears, but it is also so much more than that!

I loved the characters and how they are all so well fleshed out and have their own stories. The lead protagonist, DCI Julia Day, is someone you can’t help but feel fully invested in her story, but for me, my favourite character was Julia’s daughter, Genevieve.
She stole the limelight every time she pops up in the story. Maybe because she reminds me quite a lot of how my daughter was at that age, sharp as a whip at times!

The search for the missing person, Olivia, ramps up the tension as Julia and her favourite detective, Jonathan, head up the case in the Major Crimes Unit. Working around the clock to find her and work out how she just vanished from a dead end alleyway.

Things just keep getting worse for Julia as she gets blackmailed by a stranger, to either plant damming evidence into Olivia’s room or he will go to the police himself and tell everyone the dark secret Julia has been hiding to protect Genevieve, placing her in a moral dilemma. Protect her daughter or becomes something she despises, a corrupt police officer and frame a potentially innocent person.

Brimming with tension, secrets, lies and plot twists this is pretty much going to be a huge bestseller! ( )