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.

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Published May 3, 2022

416 pages

Average rating: 7.62

570 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

K Olson
Jan 14, 2025
4/10 stars
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.
patdbby
Aug 08, 2023
8/10 stars
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.
BeckyPeterson
Jul 21, 2023
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Evelyn.sablan4
Oct 03, 2025
7/10 stars
The ending felt rushed & to ge to the climax too a while
barbbullock
Oct 03, 2025
8/10 stars
Needed a Lisa Jewell fix to tide me over until her new release drops next month, so I went back into her vault to find this gem. This one is super intriguing, packed with layers and reveals that kept me hooked from start to finish. Jewell really is a master of the domestic thriller!

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