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The Night She Disappeared: A Novel
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True comes “her best thriller yet” (Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author) about a young couple’s disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them.
On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend.
One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”
Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?
“Utterly gripping with richly drawn, hugely compelling characters, this is a first-class thriller with heart” (Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author) that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend.
One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”
Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?
“Utterly gripping with richly drawn, hugely compelling characters, this is a first-class thriller with heart” (Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author) that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Not my favorite Lisa Jewell. This is my fourth be this author and I am honestly surprised at how highly rated it is. The Family Upstairs and Then She was Gone remain my favorites. In this one I found there was too much jumping back and forth in time, too many plot holes, and at the same time a bit too much predictability.
At first it was hard to get into, this is the third Lisa Jewell novel I’ve read and her writing style jumps around from point of views in different timelines. This book made me angry but in a good way, it was frustrating because I wanted to tell Tallulah’s truth and save her the agony she was feeling. Once you got to the last 100 pages or so the story finally starts unraveling and every piece in the puzzle is put into place. Beautiful feel good ending.
Not up to Lisa Jewell's usual standards. Far-fetched doesn't begin to explain this book for me. The police had no idea what happened but a woman moves to town and pieces it all together out of the blue? People don't tell the police what they know but they tell her? The mom thinks her daughter's boyfriend is perfect and their relationship is difficult but otherwise fine. But in reality her daughter has tried to break up with him numerous times and is afraid he will kill her? A mom walks in to find her daughter with a dead body and she calmly, immediately has a plan to cover the whole thing up and take her friend hostage? They live on a boat and drug T with opioids and keep her tied up? For what purpose? The whole thing was ridiculous. I keep thinking of more parts that are beyond the pale.
I liked it. I liked this whole thing. The English countryside, all the characters, I even liked the ending. I am only taking off the star because I got way too confused about the back and forth time jumps in the beginning and it threw me off for a bit. They weren’t far apart and sometimes there were 3 at a time lol maybe it’s just me! I’d still recommend I enjoy Lisa Jewel.
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